Background
Toftness, Cecil Gillman was born on September 13, 1920 in Glasgow, Montana, United States. Son of Anton Bernt and Nettie (Pedersen) Toftness.
Toftness, Cecil Gillman was born on September 13, 1920 in Glasgow, Montana, United States. Son of Anton Bernt and Nettie (Pedersen) Toftness.
Associate of Arts, San Diego Junior College, 1943. Student, Purdue University. Student, Northwestern University.
Bachelor of Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1947. Juris Doctor cum laude, Southwestern University, 1953.
Private rpactice, palos Verdes Estates, California, since 1954. Chairman of the Board, president, board directors Fishermen & Merchants. Bank, San Pedro, California, 1963-1967.
Vice president, board directors Palos Verdes Estates Board Realtors, 1964-1965. Participant Society Expedition through the Northwest Passaage.
Chairman capital campaign fund Richstone Charity, Hawthorne, California, 1983. Commencement speaker Glasgow High School, 1981. Served to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1938-1946, European Theatre of Operations, PTO, commanding officer United States Ship Ptarmigan, 1941-1945.
Member South Bay Bar Association, Southwestern Law School Alumni Association (class representative since 1980), Themis Society-Southwestern Law School, Schumacher Founders Circuit-Southwestern Law School (charter), Kiwanis (secretary-treasurer 1955-1983, vice president, president, board directors), Masons, Knight Templar.
Married Chloe Catherine Vincent, September 8, 1951.