Background
Commons, Dorman L. was born in 1918 in Denair, California, United States.
Commons, Dorman L. was born in 1918 in Denair, California, United States.
Student, Stanford University.
Staff accountant John F. Forbes & Company, 1943-1947. Senior vice president Douglas Oil Corporation, 1947-1964, also director. Senior vice president finance Occidental Petroleum Company, 1964-1972.
Consultant finances, 1972-1973. President, chief executive officer Natomas Company, San Francisco, since 1974, also director. Chairman board, chief executive officer American President Lines subsidiary Natomas Company, since 1977, also director.