William Hart-Bennett
William M. Hart-Bennett Eyre Hutson | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1861 |
| Died | 1918 Belize City |
| Citizenship | British |
William M. Hart-Bennett Bahamas.[1]
Personal life
Hart-Bennett was married on 27 April 1899 to Ella Mary Tuck, the daughter of Charles E. Tuck and his second wife Emily Mary Tuck of
Norwich, England
.
Ella was an author and a prominent figure in Nassau's society. She was president of the Nassau Dumb Friends League and a member of the
Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire. She is best remembered as the author of the book An English Girl In Japan (1906).[2] Ella died at the age of 49 in the sinking of the RMS Empress of Ireland on 29 May 1914.[1]
Death and legacy
Bennett himself died on 4 September 1918 from injuries sustained in a fire on 17 August 1918, when a flagpole at the courthouse fell on him.[3]
A new building (which now serves the Supreme Court) was completed in 1926, and its clock tower memorializes him.[4]
References
- ^ a b "WIFE OF BAHAMA OFFICIAL.; Mrs. W. Hart Bennett, Who Was Lost, Prominent in Life There.", The New York Times
- ^ Project Gutenberg text of An English Girl in Japan
- ^ Andrew Steinhauer, "8 of the Most Devastating Fires in the History of Belize"
- ^ John Noble and Susan Forsyth, "Belize", pg 81
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