Background
Simpson, Barclay was born on May 25, 1921 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Walter Chapin and Jessie B. (Smith) Simpson.
manufacturing company executive
Simpson, Barclay was born on May 25, 1921 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Walter Chapin and Jessie B. (Smith) Simpson.
Bachelor of Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley, 1966.
Chairman, Simpson Manufacturing Company Inc., Pleasanton, California, since 1980; owner, director, Barclay Simpson Fine Arts Gallery, Lafayette, California, since 1981. Board directors Civic Bank of Commerce, Oakland, California, McFarland Energy Corporation, Santa Fe Springs, California, Calender-Robinson Insurance, San Francisco.
Board of directors Bay Area Rapid Transit, Oakland, 1977-1988, president, 1977. Trustee John Muir Hospital, Walnut Creek, 1967-1975, University Art Museum, Berkeley, California, since 1988, California College Arts & Crafts, Oakland, since 1987. Senior Lieutenant United States Navy, 1942-1946, PTO. M C.
Married Joan Devine Simpson, October 10, 1945 (divorced 1971). Children: John, Anne, Jean. Married Sharon Elizabeth Hanley, June 8, 1984.
Children: Jeffrey, Julie, Amy, Elizabeth.