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Portrait and Biographical Album of
Huron County, Michigan
Pub. Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1884

           [224-225]

           BENJAMIN L. SCOTT, manufacturer of and dealer in all varieties
        of rough and dressed lumber, lath, shingles, etc., as well as mer-
        chant and miller, at Bad Axe, was born Dec. 8, 1853, in Erie Co.,
        N.Y., near the city of Buffalo.  He is the son of FRANCIS B. and
        MARTHA (BUNNELL) SCOTT.  He was born on a farm, but his education
        was considered and he received a good business training at BRYANT &
        STRATTON'S Business College at Buffalo, whither his family removed
        when he was 18 years of age.  His father was a painter by vocation,
        having an extensive business in sign-painting, shading and decorat-
        ing.  MR. SCOTT entered the shop with his father and remained there
        until Aug., 1878, when he came to Ossineke, Alpena Co., Mich.  He
        was employed one year by the L. R. SANBORNE Lumber Company as
        scaler on the dock.  Aug. 6,1879, he came to Bad Axe, where he
        entered the service of ROBERT PHILP as foreman in his lumber yard,
        and he continued to act in that capacity until May, 1881.  At that
        date he engaged as clerk with LANGDON HUBBARD in his store, located
        at Huron City, where he remained until September of the same year.
        He returned to Bad Axe and built the saw-mill he has since conduct-
        ed. A year later he established his mercantile interests.  About
        one-half of the prodacts of the saw-mill are custom and merchant
        work.  In October, 1883, he rented the Bad Axe grist-mill, which he
        is still running. He owns his saw-mill and 18 acres of land, which
        is partially platted, and also 120 acres of land in the vicinity of
        Bad Axe.
           MR. SCOTT was married Dec. 20, 1876, to AGNES PRATT, in West
        Bloomfield, Ontario Co., N.Y.  She was born in Bloomfield, and is
        the daughter of DAVID and ANGELINE (MATTISON) PRATT. Three children
        have been born of this union, as follows: FRANCIS D., Nov. 13,
        1877, in the city of Buffalo; CHARLES B. and HELEN were born in Bad
        Axe, July 26,1880, and May 19, 1883, respectively.  The parents are
        members of the Baptist Church.

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