Frank Selwyn Macaulay Bennett (28 October 1866 – 14 November 1947) was an Anglican cleric and scholar. He was a reforming dean of Chester in the first half of the 20th century.* Amongst others he wrote "Coué and his Gospel of Health", 1923; "A Soul in the Making", 1924; "The Nature of a Cathedral", 1925; "Expecto", 1926; "Mary Jane and Harry John", 1927; "On Cathedrals in the Meantime", 1928; and "The Resurrection of the Dead", 1929. British Library web site accessed 8 September 2010.
He was born in Torquay, Devon, the son of Henry Edward Bennett of Sparkford Hall, Somerset, and the Canadian-born Louisa Birchall Macaulay, daughter of Sir James Buchanan Macaulay, Chief Justice of Toronto. He was educated at Sherborne and Keble College, Oxford.Who Was Who 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 He was private chaplain to Bishop Jayne of Chester and then held incumbencies at Portwood and HawardenCrockford's Clerical Directory 1947/48 Oxford, OUP, 1947 before his elevation to the deanery.The Times, 20 March 1937; pg. 9; Issue 47638; col G "Ecclesiastical News New Dean Of Chester". He was eulogised as the man who made Chester Cathedral "the home of the Diocese"."Dean F. S. M. Bennett – Cathedral Ideals". The Times. 15 November 1947; pg. 6; Issue 50919; col G.
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