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Colin Hamilton Benbow

Colin Hamilton Benbow

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Colin Hamilton Benbow (1931 – May 2016) was a history teacher, writer, and member of the House of Assembly of Bermuda for the United Bermuda Party for the constituency of Devonshire South. He was chairman of the Board of Works, Agriculture and Fisheries. While in office he played a part in naming Bermuda's roads. He lost his job on one occasion for his views on the legalization of marijuana.[1][2][3]

Colin Hamilton Benbow

Selected publications

  • A century of progress: A history of the Bermuda Telephone Company Ltd., 1887–1987. 1987.
  • Boer Prisoners of War in Bermuda by Colin Benbow. 1994.
  • Gladys Morrell And The Women's Suffrage Movement In Bermuda. 1994.
  • Hamilton, Bermuda: City and Capital 1897–1997. The Corporation of the City of Hamilton, 1997. (With Marian S. Robb) ISBN 0968240003
  • The Teachers Association of Bermuda: (1949–1964): The Short History of a Small Trade Union. 2000.

References

  1. [1]
    United Bermuda Party. (1987) History of the United Bermuda Party. Bermuda: United Bermuda Party, p. 13.
  2. [2]
    "Boer prisoners author Benbow dies at 85 | The Royal Gazette:Bermuda News". royalgazette.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Obituary Page". bulley-graham.bm. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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