STARRET, Thomas C., timbered lands; born, Brampton, Ont., Feb. 9, 1855; son of Andrew and Fanny (Merigold) Starret; educated in public schools of Canada; married at Muskegon, Mich., June 2, 1880, Delphene Anderson. Went to Muskegon, from Canada, 1874, and tallied lumber for brother, Edgar; worked in store for Blodgett & Byrne, Holton, Mich., two years, beginning, 1875, and became bookkeeper and manager of their saw mill at Holton, continuing until 1880; bought the firm’s store, 1881, and saw mill was removed; bought another saw mill and manufactured lumber for three years, also acquiring small tracts of pine timber; removed to Muskegon,1886, and worked as bookkeeper for Blodgett & Byrne and D.A. Blodgett (Mr. Byrne having died); was connected with Hovey & McCracken as bookkeeper and looking after office business, beginning 1887 and continuing for eight years; went to Arkansas, 1888, and invested all he had and could borrow in Arkansas pine (Ouachita Co.) and continued buying and selling pine lands in small way until 1895, when he severed connections with Hovey & McCracken; then operated more extensively in pine lands of Arkansas and Louisiana, and entered into partnership with H.N. Hovey to buy pine lands; bought 70,000 acres in Arkansas, 30,000 in Louisiana, 16,000 in Mississippi, and disposed of a large portion of same; bought 20,000 acres in Oregon in 1906, the firm owning a billion feet of pine in 1907. Member of Detroit Board of Commerce. Republican. Clubs: Detroit, Rushmere, Detroit Automobile. Recreations: Outdoor sports. Office: 517 Hammond Bldg. Residence: 140 W. Canfield Av.