History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . go. Mr. Benton is the ownerand manaj-er of the old ^Vatonwan CountyBank, the senior banking institution in thecounty. He is one of the early pioneers of thestate, engaging in business in 1871. ArthurH. Benton was born at Guilford, Conn., May2t), 1846. His father was Raphael ^Vard Ben-ton, a native of North Guilford, Conn. Hewas a thrifty farmei in comfortable circum-stances, and a man of considerable promi-nence in his native
History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . go. Mr. Benton is the ownerand manaj-er of the old ^Vatonwan CountyBank, the senior banking institution in thecounty. He is one of the early pioneers of thestate, engaging in business in 1871. ArthurH. Benton was born at Guilford, Conn., May2t), 1846. His father was Raphael ^Vard Ben-ton, a native of North Guilford, Conn. Hewas a thrifty farmei in comfortable circum-stances, and a man of considerable promi-nence in his native town. His public spiritand patriotism were demonstrated at the firstcall for troops at the breaking out of theCivil War, in 18G1. He gave up his life forhis country at the battle of Antietam. Hewas a descendant of Edward Benton, whocame from the vicinity of London, England,in 1039, and settled at Guilford, Conn.,—named from Guilford, a borough town, thecapital of Surry, England. A picture of theold Benton home is ])nblished in the Biogra-phy of Dr. Lyman Beecher, who was adopted and bionght uji in this house by Lott Ben-ton. It was here that Raphael Ward Benton. .vuriiri; ii. iikntdn. was born, March IS, l,s21. The mother ofA. H. Benton was Mary A. Hotchkiss, therefined, amiable and kind daughter of EberS. Hotchkiss, a shipbuilder»and aman of influence. He was a descendant ofSamuel Hotchkiss, one of the early settlersof New England, who could trace his lineageback to John Roger, the English posterity ha\e been true to the godlyheritage he bestowed, maintaining with un-tarnished luster the good name be(| was brought up as the sous of thriftyNew England farmers generally were trained—working on the farm summers and goingto school winters. His common school edu-calion was, however, supplemented by anacademic course at the Guilford Institute,and still further by a thorough coui-se ofbusiness education at the noted Eastern Com-mercial College
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