Bennett, Francis Ernest Herman, son of Sir Ernest Nathaniel Bennett MP, Fellow of Hertford Coll. Oxford, and Marguerite Wilhelmina, d. of Herman Greverus Kleinwort, merchant banker, of Wierton Place, Kent; b. 5 Nov. 1916; adm. Sept. 1930 (R); left Dec. 1934; New Coll. Oxf., matric. 1935, BA 1939, MA 1977; RA 1942-5, attached Intelligence Corps (Greece and Italy) 1944-5; RA Educational Corps 1945 (Capt.); asst press attaché HM Embassy Bucharest 1947-9; Sec. Gen. Liberal International 1951-2; called to the Bar (Inner Temple) Feb. 1953; LCC 1955; Cons. Chief Whip LCC 1959, GLC 1965-74; Dep. Chairman GLC 1975-6; JP 1959; CBE 1963; Governor Lond. Festival Ballet; chairman William Cox Ltd (Tring) 1959- 7 4; m. 14 Feb. 1947 Hon. Ruth Gordon Catto, d. of Thomas Sivewright, 1st Baron Catto PC, Governor of the Bank of England; d. 8 Feb. 2005