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History of Manistee, Mason & Oceana Counties, Michigan
H. R. Page & Co., Chicago - 1882

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         E. E. BENEDICT
         of the well-known law firm of Ramsdell & Benedict, is one 
       of the leading members of the Manistee County bar. He was 
       born in Sweden, N.Y., in 1838. He remained at home until 
       about seventeen years of age; he then went away to attend 
       school. After studying at Olivet, Mich., and Oberlin, Ohio, 
       he entered the law department of the Michigan University, 
       at Ann Arbor, where he graduated in 1863. After spending a 
       short time at Bay City, he removed to Lincoln, then the 
       county seat of Mason County, and located in the practice 
       of his profession. The files of the local newspapers in 
       those days show Mr. Benedict to have been a frequent writer 
       upon subjects of current interest and importance. Those 
       writings give evidence of studious habits and ascholarly 
       mind. In 1867 he came to Manistee and formed a law partner-
       ship with HON. T. J. RAMSDELL, which is still continued. 
       The firm have long occupied a leading place among the 
       lawyers of this part of the state. MR. BENEDICT was one 
       of the attorneys in the celebrated McVICKAR suit, and also 
       in the VANDERPOOL-FIELD murder trial. He has held the office 
       of judge of probate one term, but has mainly devoted himself 
       exclusively to the law. He was married, May 16, 1866, at 
       Grand Blanc, Mich., to Miss SOPHIA A. KING, daughter of 
       DR. KING, of that place.
       
         MR. BENEDICT's family home is one of the many beautiful 
       residences in the city. It was built by him in 1876. He 
       has been a very successful lawyer and has accumulated a 
       comfortable fortune from his practice.
       
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