Background
Goetz, Albert Gillies was born on September 7, 1892 in Goetzville, Michigan, United States. Son of John Francis and Annie (MacDonald) Goetz.
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Goetz, Albert Gillies was born on September 7, 1892 in Goetzville, Michigan, United States. Son of John Francis and Annie (MacDonald) Goetz.
Bachelor of Laws, University Michigan, 1913.
Admitted to Michigan bar, 1913. Member firm Larmouth & Goetz, Sault Ste. Marie, 1914-1917; associate Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Perry (later Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone), Detroit, 1919-1924.
Private practice, 1924-1935. Senior member Goetz & Goetz, Detroit, 1935-1959, Goetz & Goetz & Foley. since 1960. Vice president, director Geo.
F. Algger Company, 1925-1939. Secretary Reichhold Chemicals, Inc. (formerely Beck, Koller & Company, Inc.), 1934-1955, vice president, 1937-1957, chairman, 1955-1956, 59—, vice chairman, 1956-1959.
Vice president Reichhold Chemicals (Canada), Ltd., 1949-1953, director, since 1949. Director Australian subsidiaries, 1940-1960. Past secretary, director Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
President Henry Reichhold Foundation, since 1959.
Served as first lieutenant infantry, United States Army, 1917-1919. Member of American, Michigan, Detroit bar associations, Delta Theta Phi. Clubs: Detroit Athletic, Detroit Boat.
Married Dorothea Nuhn, November 25, 1919. Children: Catherine Ann (Mistress John Jay Carroll), Dorothy Clair (Mistress Joseph A. Hoffman), Albert Gillies.