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Bennett, Melvyn Matthew, 1868-1939
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1868-1939
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Melvyn Matthew Bennett (1868-1939) was a minister of the Methodist Church and later of The United Church of Canada. He was born in Sebringville, Ontario in 1868. He obtained his B.A. degree from Wesley College, Winnipeg in 1893. After a couple of years teaching, he returned to Wesley College and Victoria College. He was ordained in 1898. He was posted to the Dryden Mission in Northern Ontario. In 1899, he married Kathleen Cooper. He preached at various circuits in Saskatchewan, returning after 1925 to Ontario. Rev. Bennett retired in 1927 and died in 1939.
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