Background
BENNETT, Hugh Hammond was born on April 15, 1881 in Wadesboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Osborne and Rosa (Hammond) Bennett.
Soil Erosion and Moisture Conservation Investigations United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils Charge
BENNETT, Hugh Hammond was born on April 15, 1881 in Wadesboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Osborne and Rosa (Hammond) Bennett.
University of North Carolina. Bachelor of Science.
C. In charge, Soil Erosion and Moisture Conservation Investigations, United States Bureau of Chemical and Soils, since 1929.
Member, Commission to report agri. possibilities of Canal Zone, 1909. Charge, agri. expedition to Alaska, to explore regions considered for location of govt, railroads, 1914. Member, Chugach National.
Forest Commission, Alaska, 1916, Guatemala-Honduras Boundary Commission, 1919. Soils member, Rubber Commission, 1923-1924. Made Soil Survejr of Cuba in co-operation with Tropical Plant Research Foundation, 1927.
Spouse Betty Virginia Brown, 1921, Washington, D.