Son of Clara Jane Whyman and George Vandenburg Bennett; husband of Victoria Evans.
As a young man, Albert prospected for gold in British Columbia, then worked on the Norman Dam with Backus Brooks Construction Company. He was assistant engineer for the construction of the Norwood Bridge in Winnipeg, and was a superintendent of the Winnipeg Electric Company for 14 years. He was executive director of Met-Wood Industries Limited.
In 1938,he organized the first Air Cadet Corps in Canada. At the beginning of World War II, he was the commanding officer of Winnipeg's motorcycle training unit. Later he transferred to the Royal Canadian air Force as a squadron leader. He served on the City of Winnipeg Council from 1955 to 1960, during which time he was involved in the development of the Disraeli Freeway and the 999 emergency telephone number, and served as a member of the Winnipeg Police Commission.
He ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1959 provincial election.
As a young man, Albert prospected for gold in British Columbia, then worked on the Norman Dam with Backus Brooks Construction Company. He was assistant engineer for the construction of the Norwood Bridge in Winnipeg, and was a superintendent of the Winnipeg Electric Company for 14 years. He was executive director of Met-Wood Industries Limited.
In 1938,he organized the first Air Cadet Corps in Canada. At the beginning of World War II, he was the commanding officer of Winnipeg's motorcycle training unit. Later he transferred to the Royal Canadian air Force as a squadron leader. He served on the City of Winnipeg Council from 1955 to 1960, during which time he was involved in the development of the Disraeli Freeway and the 999 emergency telephone number, and served as a member of the Winnipeg Police Commission.
He ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1959 provincial election.
Son of Clara Jane Whyman and George Vandenburg Bennett; husband of Victoria Evans.
As a young man, Albert prospected for gold in British Columbia, then worked on the Norman Dam with Backus Brooks Construction Company. He was assistant engineer for the construction of the Norwood Bridge in Winnipeg, and was a superintendent of the Winnipeg Electric Company for 14 years. He was executive director of Met-Wood Industries Limited.
In 1938,he organized the first Air Cadet Corps in Canada. At the beginning of World War II, he was the commanding officer of Winnipeg's motorcycle training unit. Later he transferred to the Royal Canadian air Force as a squadron leader. He served on the City of Winnipeg Council from 1955 to 1960, during which time he was involved in the development of the Disraeli Freeway and the 999 emergency telephone number, and served as a member of the Winnipeg Police Commission.
He ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1959 provincial election.
As a young man, Albert prospected for gold in British Columbia, then worked on the Norman Dam with Backus Brooks Construction Company. He was assistant engineer for the construction of the Norwood Bridge in Winnipeg, and was a superintendent of the Winnipeg Electric Company for 14 years. He was executive director of Met-Wood Industries Limited.
In 1938,he organized the first Air Cadet Corps in Canada. At the beginning of World War II, he was the commanding officer of Winnipeg's motorcycle training unit. Later he transferred to the Royal Canadian air Force as a squadron leader. He served on the City of Winnipeg Council from 1955 to 1960, during which time he was involved in the development of the Disraeli Freeway and the 999 emergency telephone number, and served as a member of the Winnipeg Police Commission.
He ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1959 provincial election.
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