Douglas John Peacher

Background

Peacher, Douglas John was born on November 23, 1912 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Benjamin F. and Minnie (Adams) Peacher.

Education

Bachelor of Laws, LaSalle University, Chicago.

Career

With, Frederick & Nelson Department Store, Seattle, 1935-1938; with, Sears, Roebuck and Company, 1938-1966; buyer, Sears, Roebuck and Company, Chicago, 1946-1950; manager merchandise division, Sears, Roebuck and Company, Chicago, 1950-1966; president, director, chairman finance committee, Simpsons-Sears, Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1966-1976; retired, Simpsons-Sears, Ltd. President, director Simpsons-Sears Acceptance Limited company, Simpson Sears Properties Ltd. Trustee, member investment committee Simpsons-Sears Profit Sharing Retirement Fund.

Director Allstate Insurance Company Canada. Director Allstate Life Insurance Company Canada, Inglis Ltd., Photo Engravers & Electrotypes Ltd., Thomson Newspapers Ltd., all Toronto, Westcorp, Inc., Orange, California, Western Finance Savings Bank. Director, member Executive Committee Montreal Trust Company, Quebec, Insurance Company of the West, San Diego.

Member Executive Committee, investment committee, chairman audit committee MBR Compensation Committee.

Achievements

• Douglas John Peacher has been listed as a noteworthy retail, catalogue sales company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Honorary trustee George Williams College, Downers Grove, Illinois. Member private support board University Toronto. Past member research forces policy board Office Secretary of Defense, Washington.

Past national board directors, president Boys Clubs Canada. Board directors San Diego County council Boy Scouts American. Board directors, vice president San Diego Opera Company Served to major general United States Marine Corps Reserve.

Member Military and Hospitaller Order Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem, PTO, Order of St. Lazarus (Knight Commander). Clubs: Royal Canadian Military Institute (Toronto), Toronto (Toronto), York (Toronto). Goodwood (Ontario); Army and Navy (Washington).

La Jolla Beach and Tennis (California), La Jolla Country. Cuyamaca (San Diego). Ristigouche Salmon (Matapedia, Quebec) (president).

Connections

Married Gwendolyn Edris Brown, October 12, 1940.

Father:

Benjamin F. Peacher

Mother:

Minnie (Adams) Peacher

Spouse:

Gwendolyn Edris Brown