. Utah since statehood, historical and biographical . the class of 1897. He next became a retail clerk and bookkeeper with theKaysville Cooperative Mercantile Institution, thus serving from April, 1898, until Sep-tember, 1899. when he started upon a mission to the southern states for the Mormonchurch, which he thus represented for two years, returning on the 25th of September,1901. He then entered the employ of Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institution at SaltLake as a wholesale and retail salesman in the crockery and glass department, wherehe remained for five years. On the 23d of July, 1906,
. Utah since statehood, historical and biographical . the class of 1897. He next became a retail clerk and bookkeeper with theKaysville Cooperative Mercantile Institution, thus serving from April, 1898, until Sep-tember, 1899. when he started upon a mission to the southern states for the Mormonchurch, which he thus represented for two years, returning on the 25th of September,1901. He then entered the employ of Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institution at SaltLake as a wholesale and retail salesman in the crockery and glass department, wherehe remained for five years. On the 23d of July, 1906, he became connected with theB B Mercantile Company at Kaysville and served as secretary of the firm until theyclosed out their business on the 17th of December, 1907, on account of the panic in themoney market. It was on the 2d of February, 1908. that Mr. Bennett entered the employ of theMetropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York as agent at Salt Lake City. Heproved most capable and efficient in that connection and was promoted to the position. UTAH SINCE STATEHOOD 335 of deputy superintendent in April, 1911. In November, 1912, he was promoted to thesuperintendency of the Aberdeen, Washington, district and removed his family to Aber-deen. On the 18th of October, 1913, he was transferred to Spokane, Washington, incharge of that district and on the 28th of February, 1915, was given charge of the Og-den (Utah) district of the company and has so developed the business thai his staff ofassistants has grown from fifteen to thirty-six. He is thus controlling a very extensiveinsurance business and is a leading figure in insurance circles in the state. On the 22d of April 1903, in Salt Lake City, Mr. Bennett was married to Miss EvaC. Blood, a daughter of William and Sarah C. Blood. The father was an early pioneerand farmer of Utah and a director of the Barnes Banking Company and of the Kays-ville Cooperative Mercantile Institution. He figured prominently therefore in connec-tion wi
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