The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-01-09
DEATHS.
WILLIAM HODGSON BENNETT

Intelligence reached Elkton, on Mon
William Hodgson Bennett. a successful
merchant of Philadelphia, and who for
many years has been prominently iden-
| tilted with the china and crockery trade
of that city. Mr.. Bennett who has been
in delicate health for some time, was
stricken with apoplexy on Monday,
about O'Clock, p NJ, in the office of
Fisher, Bruce s. Co., No. 22I Market
Street, while discussing business with
his partners, his death occurring shortly
afterwards, his body being taken to
Norristown, Pa, where he resided with
his family.
Mr. Bennett was the second son of the
late Rudulph Bennett, of this town, and
a grandson of Captain Henry Bennett,
prominent citizen of his county, and
man of affairs i'll his day and generation,
he having been i'll command of Cecil
Company in the War of 1872. His four
sons equalled the father in local activity
and prominence. They were Henry H.
Bennett. father of Winfield S Bennett,
recently deceased, Mrs +. Randolph
Bye, of Baltimore, Mary, the deceased
wife of Major William G Purnell, and
Henry NJ. Bennett John p Bennett,
his second son, was Provost Marshal of
this District during the war, an active
Union man, and at one time County
Commissioner, welding wide political
influence i'll this community, and whose
eldest son, John 7 Bennett, of this
time respected merchant at this town,
did valiant service as a Union soldier in
the Fifth Maryland Infantry, being
promoted to Lieutenancy, and with his
Regiment in front of Richmond at the
time of the surrender of General Lee,
enjoyed the honor of being the first to
enter the city after the war Three
children of John p. Bennett still sur i've
him. Alexander Bennett and Mrs Hat
tie Sharp, of Wilmington, Del another
William Harrison Bennett being de
ceased
Rudulph Bennett, father of William
Hodgson Bennett, just deceased, was
the third son of Captain Henry Bennett
He was popular III his da,, genial in
manner and fine specimen of we'll d,
veloped manhood He lived, as in fact
the entire family did in West Elkton,
where they were recognized as infucn-
tial and useful citizens. Rudulph Ben.
nett married Miss Margery Hyland
daughter of John Hylaud, member of
a prominent Cecil family. The fruit of
this union was four children, the late
Washington Hyland Bennett, a widely
known commercial salesman III his day,
who for genial companionship and in
imitable humor, was welcomed every
where on the Peninsula William Hodg-
son Bennett, the second son of Rudulph
Bennett, the subject of this sketch, Miss
Louisa Bennett, the accomplished wife
of Charles c. Stodagcr, a prominent in
surance broker of Philadelphia, and Mrs.
I.idie Marshbank, wife of Mr.. Harry
Marshbank, of Elkton.
Victor l.. Bennett, the third son of
Capt. Henry Bennett, was like his
brothers an active and influential man
in West Elkton. His children were w.
ID. Bennett, engaged with his uncle in
business III this town, the late George
D. Bennett, Grason I, Bennett. Victor
R. Bennett, respected business men of
Elkton, and Miss Lillian d Bennett
William Hode son Bennett inherited
the good looks and handsome person of
his father Rudulph Bennett, and grew
to early manhood i'll this town. He was
tall and manly looking, attractive in
manners and stylish in dress. He soon
made advantageous business connections
i'll Philadelphia, where he has been en-
gagged for over twenty three years in the
wholesale china trade with which the
firm of which lie was a member was
prominently identified. Among his in
Inmates he vas known as "Hodge" Ben
nett, all abreviation Of Hodgson, being
named after the Rev. Francis Hodgson,
a prominent Methodist clergyman, once
located i'll Elkton, and of which church
his mother was life long member Mr.
Bennett married Mrs. Flora Howell, the
widow of Mr.. Howell, of Norristown,
Pa, who before her marriage was
Miss Flora Shannon, daughter of Mr..
George Shannon, President of the First
National Bank of that town, and who
survives Mr.. Bennett without children
by her second husband MIR Bennett S
funeral took place there on Thurday.