Biography of Thomas E. Bennett, 1902, Baker Co. Oregon: Surnames: Bennett, Sparks

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An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 1902
by Western Historical Pub. Co. of Chicago. page An Illustrated History of
Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 1902 by Western Historical
Pub. Co. of Chicago. page 373

Thomas E. Bennett

The young business men of Baker county have fully merited the encomiums that
have been given to them, as also they have in every particular sustained the
reputation of the county's prosperous condition gained by the older organizers
of commercial enterprise in this section; and as a prominent one among these
rising men, we mention the gentleman whose name heads this article, and who is
well known throughout the entire county, being at the head of the firm of
Bennett & Eickorn, lumber manufacturers and merchants, as well as heavily
interested with his brother in mining propositions in the Greenhorn district.

Mr. Bennett was born in Pennsylvania in 1868, being the son of William and
Elizabeth Bennett, who are mentioned in another part of the work. In his
native place and in Portland and in Baker City business college he received
his educational discipline, and in this county he embarked in business for
himself. His mill is situated three miles north from Auburn and has a capacity
of fifteen thousand feet a day.

The marriage of Mr. Bennett and Miss Grace, daughter of H. H. and Catherine
Sparks, was celebrated in 1894, and to them has been born one child, Georgia
E. Mr. Bennett also owns a planing mill located on Resort street, and does a
general planing business, being prosperous in all his business enterprises.