Bushman, miner.
He was the son of John Bennett (1825-1866) and Rihi Meroiti, of Opotiki (1832-1909).
Edwards, Sonia L A Time to Build: A Biographical Account of Thomas & Susan Gamble, William & Charlotte Jane Cleaver, John James & Sarah Louisa Wilson, William & Sarah Lee and Their Descendants Who Were Pioneers in the Mercury Bay District and Who Settled at Whitianga between 1868 & 1890. Opotiki, NZ (1990).
Death reg 1917/2177, NZBDM.1876/2384
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