Background
Gnau, John Russell was born on March 3, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of John Russell and Constance L. Gnau.
Gnau, John Russell was born on March 3, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of John Russell and Constance L. Gnau.
Student journalism, University Detroit, 1948-1951.
Manager sales and promotion department Station WWJ-television, Detroit, 1951-1954. General agent Ohio State Life, 1954-1968. Vice president marketing Alexander/Hamilton Life Insurance Company, Farmington, Michigan, 1968-1971.
Chairman of the Board Gnau, Carter, Jacobsen, Washington and Detroit, 1984.
Now Chairman of the Board Gnau & Associations, Incorporated. State chairman for Michigan, President Reagan campaign, 1976, 80, 84.
Chairman Oakland County (Michigan) Road Commission, since 1972. Trustee Bloomfield Township, 1962-1971.
Named Manitoba of Year, Ohio State Life Insurance Company, 1967.
Clubs: Oakland Hills Country.
Married Margaret Maher, July 25, 1952. Children– Kathleen, Russell III, Michael, Margaret, Julie.