PORTWOOD, H C
District Superintendent Insurance Co; b Edgar, Neb Nov 3, 1889; s of David Portwood-Nancy J Culver; ed Nelson Neb HS; grad Underwriters Sales Research Bur, Hartford Conn 1934; m Genevieve Templeton -, Nelson Neb (dec); m Angeline E Richards May- 1918 Arapahoe Neb; s Val Dean, Richard D; d Helen Gwynne; 1901-07 elk groc store, Nelson Neb; 1908-28 part owner & mgr Portwood Brothers Stores, Nelson, Edgar, Davenport & Superior Neb; 1928-29 ins agt, Neb; 1930-31 regional supt , Bankers Life Co, Des Moines 1931-36 branch off mgr, Peoria Ill, 1936-37 dist supvr, Cedar Rapids, 1937- dist supvr, Davenport; mbr Bankers Life Premier Club; Davenport Underwriters Assn; Lions, 1940 dir; YMCA; OES 175; AF & AM 154, Davenport Neb; York Rite 3, Peoria; RAM 22, Edgar Neb; R & SM, Superior Neb; St John's Meth Ch; hobbies golf, checkers, movies & coin collecting; off 625 Davenport Bank Bldg; res 1010 W 17th, Davenport.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1102.