Henry Arthur Benning
Vice president and general manager of the Amalgamated Sugar Company (1879–1962)
Henry Arthur Benning (August 8, 1879, in Lyons (town), New York – April 14, 1962) was the vice president and general manager of the Amalgamated Sugar Company.
Personal life
Benning was born in Lyons, New York on August 8, 1879. Henry and his family lived on a farm near Lyons for his early life. He graduated from Lyons High School, then attended the Rochester Business Institute to become a court reporter.
Benning was about 5'6" and 160 pounds, and "had a marked inferiority complex such as that usually associated with men of small physical stature."
Stroke and death
Benning suffered a major stroke on March 8, 1956. He died on April 14, 1962.
Early career
After completing the course, Benning was employed at the American Tobacco Company as a stenographer for the sales department of the chewing tobacco division. He was a "rotten stenographer", and became a salesman. Benning was a poor salesman, because he didn't use tobacco.
Sugar beet factories
Benning worked for a Lyons beet sugar factory that was built in 1900, working during construction and for the first several production campaigns.
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