William Bennet d.1729
From Book Owners Online
Sir William BENNET of Grubbet, 2nd bart., d.1729
Biographical Note
First son of Sir William Bennet, 1st Bt., of Grubbet, Roxburgh. M.A. Edinburgh? 1685. Served as master of horse, 1689-1694; major in Lord Jedburgh’s troop of horse before 1697; muster master general, 1704–8; commissioner of excise, 1714–25; ensign Royal Company of Archers, 1715.
He was a member of the Scottish Parliament for Roxburghshire, 1693-1707, and of the English Parliament, 1707-1708.
Books
Used an engraved bookplate:
Franks 2208 Bennet, Sr. William, of Grubett, Baronet. 1707; *570 Bennet, Sr. William, of Grubett, Baronet. (Another impression of the last plate.) 1707.
Sources
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.
- History of Parliament