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ARTHUR S. BENT
BEN, ARTHUR S., Contracting, Los Angeles, California, was born at Dowieville, California, in 1863. He is the son of Henry K. Bent and Jennie (Crawford) Bent. His ancestors were minute men and officers in the Revolutionary War. He married in Los Angeles, in 1888, Eliza J. McKee. They have two children, Ellen and Crawford H. Bent. He was taken to Los Angeles from Massachusetts when 6 years old and received his education in the grammar and high schools of that city. Finishing school he went into the newspaper business. He was a reporter on the Los Angeles Times and Herald, and in 1881 was city editor of the Los Angeles Express. He then went with the Banning Company at San Pedro and remained for five years. Was for a number of years general manager of the Pacific Clay manufacturing Company of Los Angeles and Corona. In 1888 he began for himself the business of general contracting, in which he is now engaged. He has executed many important irrigation, concrete and macadam road contracts throughout the West and Mexico and maintains offices in Denver and Seattle.
He is a member of the Jonathan Club and several learned societies.
Transcribed
by Joyce Rugeroni.
Source: Press
Reference Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I, Page 544,
International News Service, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Boston, Atlanta. 1913.
© 2010 Joyce
Rugeroni.
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