George W. Dulany 1877-1959

DULANY, WILLIAMS, MCDONNELL, LAREMOE, HORST

Posted By: Michael J. Kearney (email)
Date: 11/30/2007 at 19:20:55

Who's Who In Iowa 1940 p. 308-309 Lumberman; b Fort Scott, Kas July 11, 1877; s of George W Dulany-Fannie Williams; ed Hannibal Mo HS; Mo Mil Acad; Phillips Acad, Andover, Mass, grad; Yale U, PhB 1898; Chi Phi; m Katherine McDonnell Aug 17, 1901 Evanston Ill; s George William III; m Helen H Laremoe May 15, 1913 St Louis Mo; m Blanche E Horst Aug 9, 1940 Nashua; 1898-1899 civil engr Empire Lbr Co, Winona Minn; 1899-1902 secy Western Grain Co, Winona Minn; 1902 moved to Minneapolis Minn; 1902-05 secy Menz Hill Lbr Co, Minneapolis, Minn; 1904 orgr & pres Eclipse Lbr Co; 1910 moved to Clinton, 1914- orgr & chmn bd Climax Engineering Co; 1920-38 resided, Chicago Ill, 1938 returned to Clinton; pres Siuslaw Timber Co; VP Fullerton Minerals Co; VP Gulf Lbr Co, R J Hurley Lbr Co, Grandin Coast Lbr Co, Fisher Flouring Mills Co, White-Dulany Co, Gallitin Valley Milling Co, Pettibone Timber Co, Compressed Industrial Gases, Inc; chmn bd Timber Engineering Co; during NRA industrial adviser Retail Lbr Code; 1940 chmn distinguished guest com Lillian Russell Premier, Clinton; dir in chg of Natl Lbr Mfrs all-wood model home at Century of Progress exhibition, Chocago Ill 1933-34; panel mbr Fortune Forum of Exec Opinion; during Sp-Amer War able seaman USN 1898; 1904-10 It field army Minn NG; 1910-15 capt ING; during World War capt 126th field arty US army 1917; Amer Legion; 40 & 8; USWV; SAR; Yale Engineering Assn; Clinton Engrs Club; Yale Alumni Assn; Phillips Acad Alumni Assn; Uni Club, Chicago; dir Clinton Coliseum Co; Clinton Comm Fedn, chmn of bd; Natl Lbr Mfgrs Assn, Washington D C; life mbrThe Art Inst & Field Museum, Chicago Ill; life mbr ARC; Chicago Hist Soc, life mbr; Iowa St Hist Soc; C of C, dir, past pres 2 times; US C of C, Washington D C; Commonwealth Club; Chicago Club; Yale Club, Chicago & New York City; BSA, natl counselor region 8; Natl Rifle Assn, life mbr; Amer Forestry Assn; Natl Audubon Assn; Natl Geographical Soc; Mark Twain Soc, Chicago, Ill; Clinton Skeet & Gun Club; Rotary; Clinton Country Club; South Shore Country Club, Chicago; BPOE; founder & secy 1916 Soc for Prevention of Calling Sleeping Car Porters "George"; Snark of the Universe; Lbrmens Concatenated Order of Hoo Hoo; Guild of Former Pipe Organ Pumpers; AF&AM; York Rite; Scot Rite; Kaaba Shrine, Davenport; Episc Ch; Rep; hobby; golf; off Eclipse Lbr Co, 1100 S 2nd; res Lafayette Hotel, Clinton.