Background
Gunn, George was born on April 10, 1891 in Tacoma. Son of George and Emma (Howe) Gunn.
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George Gunn
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Student, University Washington, 1912-1914.
Career
Motor truck distributor, Tacoma, 1914;
proprietor, Kelley-Springfield Truck Sales Company, Tacoma and Seattle, 1914-1925;
vice president, sales manager, White Motor Car Company, Cleveland, 1925-1930;
vice president, Puget Sound Pulp & Timber Company, Everett, Washington, 1932-1937;
president, American Warehouse Company, 1936-1946;
president, Kirsten Pipe Company, 1938-1949;
president, Pioneer Inc., Tacoma, 1940-1944;
president, Webster-Brinkley Company, 1941-1944;
vice president, Webster-Brinkley Company, 1945-1949;
president, Engineered Products Company, 1944-1948;
president, Tote Engineering Inc., from 1948;
president, Westfield Oil and Gas Company, from 1956;
president, Voss Oil Corporation, from 1959. Owner Canteen Company of Washington, Seattle, 1938-1948. Director West Coast Airlines.
President Greater Seattle Inc., 1950-1952.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman new industries committee Washington State Industrial Development Committee. Chairman Seattle Centennial, 1952. Chairman 13th Naval District Citizens Committee, Navy Relief Society, 1942-1943, Selective Service Board Northern 7, Seattle, 1941-1946.
Member of national distribution county unites states department Commerce. Member National Association of Manufacturers (director 1944-1948), Washington Athletic Club, Seattle Golf Club, Rainier Club, Masons, Phi Gamma Delta (national archon 1956-1960, national president 1962-1964).
Connections
Married Cleata Dyer, July 26, 1917. Children: Cleata, Nancy, Gloria, JoAnne.
