Background
Gordon, Edgar George was born on February 27, 1924 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Edgar George and Verna Florence (Hay) Gordon.
Gordon, Edgar George was born on February 27, 1924 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Edgar George and Verna Florence (Hay) Gordon.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1947. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1950.
Bar: Michigan 1951, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1953. Association, Poole, Warren & Littell, Detroit, 1950-1954. Partner Poole, Warren, Littell & Gordon, Detroit, 1953-1963.
General counsel Hygrade Food Products Corporation, Detroit, 1963-1969, secretary, 1966-1969, vice president, 1968-1969.
Vice president, secretary, counsel City National Bank of Detroit, 1969-1981;vice president, secretary, general counsel Northern States bank corporation, 1970-1981. Vice president, secretary, counsel First of America Bank Corporation, Kalamazoo, 1981-1984, also partner Howard& Howard, Kalamazoo, 1981.
Director First Citizens Bank, Troy, Michigan, 1973-1981, First National Bank, Plymouth, Michigan, 1974-1981. President, Chairman of the Board First of America Mortgage Company, Kalamazoo, 1978-1984.
Commissioner, City of Kalamazoo, 1995.
Lieutenant (junior grade), United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946.
Commissioner City of Kalamazoo, 1995-2001. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1943-1946. Member American Bar Association, Michigan Bar Association, Kalamazoo Bar Association.
Married Alice Irwin, February 4, 1967. Children: David A., J. Scott.