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Historical Pub. Co., 1922.  pp. 327-8.

FRANK R. DAVENPORT

Frank R. Davenport, manager of the Hood River business of the Tum-a-Lum
Company, was born in Cache county, Utah, July 15, 1878, his parents being J.
Frank and Helen B. (Remington) Davenport, who were representatives of old
American families. In the early Ô80s they removed to Oregon and to J. Frank
Davenport the Hood River valley owes its world-wide reputation as a great
fruit-producing country. Shortly after his arrival in the valley he saw the
necessity for irrigation and under the most adverse circumstances proceeded to
build what is now the Farmers Irrigation Company's ditch. This enterprise has
made Hood River valley one of the great fruit sections of the United States. The
courage, energy and determination which he displayed were apparently not
appreciated at the time by the farmers and orchardists who were benefited by
his foresight and capability. Promises to pay their share of the expense were
never kept but in spite of the many difficulties and obstacles he encountered he
continued his good work and today there is no one in the valley but says that
J. Frank Davenport stands first among those who were the promoters and builders
of its greatness. Mr. Davenport was for many years manager of the Oregon Lumber
Company later buying their interests and conducting the business as Davenport
Brothers and in 1905 sold to the Stanley-Smith Lumber Company, and since 1916 he
has been engaged in the sawmill business and in farming in the John Day country.

Frank R. Davenport acquired his education in the graded schools of Cache county
and in the Utah Agricultural College, and also attended the Brigham Young
University at Logan, Utah. His father's lumber business in Hood River was sold
to the Oregon Lumber Company, the predecessor of the Stanley-Smith Company, and
Frank R. Davenport was employed by the company until It passed into the hands
of a receiver, for whom Mr. Davenport continued to work from 1916 until 1917,
when he was made the receiver of the company, which in 1918 passed Out of the
hands of a receiver, Mr. Davenport then became manager of the Hood River
business of the Tum-a-Lum Lumber Company, one of the large lumber concerns
operating in Washington and Oregon. This position he has since occupied, his
business qualities well preparing him for the responsibilities devolving upon
him in this connection. He is regarded as one of the best business men of this
section, having inherited much of his father's pluck, determination and
ability.

At Logan, Utah, in 1901, Mr. Davenport was married to Miss Kate Lutkin, a
daughter of G. W. Lutkin, an old and valued citizen of the Cache valley. They
have eight children: Franklin, Dorothy, Hazel, Violet, Kenneth, Naomi, Rodney
and Remington.

Mr. Davenport is a member of the city council of Hood River and exercises his
official prerogatives in support of all plans and measures for the general good.
He has membership with the Knights of Pythias and is a most highly esteemed
citizen. He has always made good in anything he has undertaken and his
enterprise and determination have enabled him to overcome all difficulties and
obstacles in his path and make his way continuously upward. He is a worthy son
of an honored father and the name of Davenport is one that figures most
prominently in connection with the history of the Hood River valley.



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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in November 2006 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.