Marshall Bennett

Marshall Bennett ( – October 13, 2018) was an American real estate developer who is credited with developing the modern industrial park.

Biography Bennett was born to a Jewish family in Chicago and raised in the South Shore neighborhood. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a graduate of the University of Chicago. Bennet hosted the "Marshall Bennett Classic" at his home in Sun Valley, Idaho, which brought together the top 100 real estate developers across the United States. In 1976, Bennett suffered a head injury during a kayaking accident that placed him in a coma, after which he had to relearn how to walk. He died on October 13, 2018, at his home in the Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicago. Services were held at Congregation Solel in Highland Park, Illinois.