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William Richards Bennett, PC, OBC (August 18, 1932 – December 3, 2015), commonly known as Bill Bennett, was a Canadian politician. He was the 27th Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia 1975–1986. He was a son of the former Premier, W. A. C. Bennett. He was a 3rd cousin, twice removed, of R.B. Bennett, eleventh Prime Minister of Canada.
Bennett died on December 3, 2015 at the age of 83 from Alzheimer's disease in Kelowna, British Columbia.[1]
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[change | change source]- ↑ "Bill Bennett, former B.C. premier, dead at 83". CBC News. December 4, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.