Richard Bedford Bennett

1870–1947 (age 77)

Biography

Richard Bedford Bennett welcomed students with patience and insisted on the power of education to transform lives, even as the wider world faced great challenges.

St. Michael's Churchyard in Mickleham marks the resting place of a teacher whose steady guidance left a lasting impression on pupils and neighbors.

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