death_date death_place birth_place background birth_date instrument article_title name occupation
09 august 1902 st. john 's , newfoundland carlisle , england non_vocal_instrumentalist 11 december 1823 drums david bennett -lrb- musician -rrb-
 david bennett drummer , bandleader , soldier
david bennett -lrb- musician -rrb-

david bennett -lrb- 11 december 18239 august 1902 -rrb- was a canadian soldier and musician from newfoundland .
bennett was born in carlisle , england and came to newfoundland at a young age .
he joined the royal newfoundland companies in 1838 at age 14 where he was trained as a musician .
upon retirement after almost 25 years , he was chosen by bishop mullock to head the music program at the recently opened saint bonaventure 's college .
bennett became an important figure in the musical fabric of the st. john 's community .
bennett died 9 august 1902 in st. john 's , newfoundland .
