Peter Bennett, 1st Baron Bennett of Edgbaston
- Peter Bennett, 1st Baron Bennett of Edgbaston
Peter Frederick Blaker Bennett, 1st Baron Bennett of Edgbaston (16 April 1880 – 27 September 1957) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Edgbaston at an unopposed by-election in December 1940 following the death of the siting MP, former Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. He held the seat in the next three general elections, and was elevated to the peeerage in 1953 as Baron Bennett of Edgbaston. The title became extinct on his death.
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