Background
Furth, Alan Cowan was born on September 16, 1922 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Victor L. and Valance (Cowan) Furth.
Furth, Alan Cowan was born on September 16, 1922 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Victor L. and Valance (Cowan) Furth.
Bachelor of Arts California, Berkeley, 1944. Bachelor of Laws, University California, Berkeley, 1949. Graduate, Advanced Management Program, Harvard University, 1959.
With Southern Pacific Company, San Franciso, 1950-1987, general counsel, from 1963, vice president, 1966, executive vice president law, 1976-1979, president, 1979-1987, also director and member executive committee. Board directors Industrial Indemnity Company, Bank of California, American Home Shield Corporation, Flecto Corporation, Oregon Steel Mills.
Trustee Merritt Hospital, Oakland, California. Trustee Pacific Legal Foundation Captain United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1944-1946, 51-52. Member California State Bar Association Clubs: Bohemian (San Francisco), Pacific-Union (San Francisco), San Francisco Golf (San Francisco).
Married Virginia Robinson, August 18, 1946. Children: Andrew Robinson, Alison Anne.