BENSON, WILLIAM V
Dairyman; b Davenport, Iowa July 7, 1903; s of Joseph F Benson-Mabel R Vandenburgh; ed Davenport HS 1923; U of Iowa 1925-26; Sigma Nu; m Ann M Hodges June 16, 1931 Davenport; 1923-24 emp in George M Bechtel dairy, near Davenport, 1926 dairy mgr; 1926-27 mgr Bungalow Plantation, Gulfport Miss; 1928-29 field supvr for Burglingame Hutchins & King, New York City N Y; 1930-36 mgr The Wyanet Dairy, Davenport; 1936- ptr of R F Knecht opr Wyanet Dairy, Davenport; Quad-City Dairyman Assn; Lions; AF & AM; Scot Rite; Shrine; Meth Ch; Rep; hobby: sports; off Wyanet Dairy Route 2; res 314 S Hazelwood, Davenport.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1087.