Thomas John Bentley, DCM (3 May 1891 – 2 June 1983) was a Canadian politician, agrologist, farmer and organizer. The son of Wells Bentley and Annie Brown, he was educated in Nova Scotia. Bentley went on to work as a logger and in railway construction. He married Lenora Rachel Chabot. He served overseas in the 66th Battalion, Edmonton Guards of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I, transferring to the 49th Battalion, Alberta Regiment, he was wounded in the head on 26 December 1916 at Neuville St. Vaast. Recovered, he went on to receive the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He received a commission as a lieutenant on 22 November 1918. After his return to Canada in 1919, he moved to the Preeceville, Saskatchewan area, where he farmed. From 1926 to 1944, Bentley worked for the Saskat