Charles Fenn Pretty [SEP] date of death
Charles Fenn Pretty
Charles Fenn Pretty (1865–1940) was the father of the forestry industry in British Columbia.
Early years.
Charles Fenn Pretty was born in 1865 to an Ontario family. Charles was brought up on the family farm at Belleville. In his early twenties, he entered the contracting business. He quickly made money off of the demolition of the old jail at Stratford by selling its timbers at a profit. However, he lost everything after building several hundred houses in Sault Ste. Marie for a contractor
a huge success.
By the start of the First World War, Pretty was director or president of several major forestry companies. He was said to sell more timber in a day than any other man, making him a huge fortune. However, the Wall Street Crash of 1929 hit business hard and he lost much of his businesses. His sons would go on to enter the logging industry, a venture that the family continues to be involved in to this day.
Death.
Charles Fenn Pretty died in May