Ion Hamilton Benn

Captain
Sir Ion Hamilton Benn
Bt CB DSO KStJ TD
Captain Sir Ion Hamilton Benn Bt CB DSO KStJ TD
	Captain Ion Hamilton Benn, CB, DSO, RNVR (right), talking to the Burgomaster of Ostend, October 1918
Member of Parliament; for Greenwich
	In office; January 1910 – November 1922
Preceded by	Richard Stephens Jackson
Succeeded by	George Hopwood Hume
Personal details
Born	31 March 1863; County Cork, Ireland
Died	12 August 1961 (aged 98); Kensington, London, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Frances Charlotte Bridges (m. 1885⁠–⁠1948) (her death); Katharine Winifred Grier (m. 1950⁠–⁠1961) (his death)
Parent(s)	Reverend J. W. Benn; Maria Hamilton
Alma mater	Merchant Taylors' School
Occupation	Company director
Awards	Order of the Bath; Distinguished Service Order; Croix de Guerre (France);
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Branch/service	Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Rank	Captain
Unit	Dover Patrol
Battles/wars	World War I; • Zeebrugge Raid; • First Ostend Raid; • Second Ostend Raid

Captain Sir Ion Hamilton Benn, 1st Baronet, CB, DSO, TD (31 March 1863 – 12 August 1961) was a British politician and businessman. He was a Conservative member of parliament from 1910 to 1922.

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