History of Orange County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its earliest growth and development from the early days to the present . Benchley has taken his place as one of Fullertons progressive business men andis identified with every movement for the betterment of its civic and commercial inter-ests. A native son of California, Mr. Benchleys entire life has been spent within itsborders and so he has been familiar from his earliest childhood with all the details of thecitrus industry to which he has devoted his tim
History of Orange County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its earliest growth and development from the early days to the present . Benchley has taken his place as one of Fullertons progressive business men andis identified with every movement for the betterment of its civic and commercial inter-ests. A native son of California, Mr. Benchleys entire life has been spent within itsborders and so he has been familiar from his earliest childhood with all the details of thecitrus industry to which he has devoted his time and efforts for a number of years. W. L. Benchley was born at Ventura, Cal., on December 16, 1880, his parents beingEdward K. and Emma (Wagner) Benchley. The early years of his life were spent atLos Angeles, the family removing to Fullerton in 1893, and here W. L. Benchley re-ceived his education in the grammar and high schools, supplemented with a two yearscourse of private study. He then became associated in the Benchley Fruit Company asa partner with his father and in 1911 he bought out his fathers interests, since thattime conducting the business of the company alone, and through his foresight and. o. /t^-XM- T^CkyiyLC^-^
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