George Hamden Olmsted

Background

Olmsted, George Hamden was born on March 18, 1901 in Des Moines. Son of Ernest Sargent and Alice (Lockwood) Olmsted.

Education

Matriculated in, Iowa State College, 1918. Graduate, United States Military Academy. Graduate (distinguished cadet), 1922.

Doctor of Laws, Drake University. D.Bus. Administration (honorary), Iowa Wesleyan College. D.Internat. Relations (honorary), Southeastern University, Washington.

Doctor of Commercial Science (honorary), Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Career

Commissioned Second lieutenant, Field Artillery, 1922; resigned from, Army, 1923; captain cavalry, Iowa National Guard, 1923-1932; lieutenant colonel, 1932; returned to active duty as major, United States Army, March 1942; brigadier general, General Staff Corps, G-5, United States Forces China Theater, 1944-1945; recalled to active duty, 1950; director military assistance, Office Secretary of Defense, 1951-1953; major general, 1951; major general, (Commanding 103 Infantry Division), 1951-1959; now major general, United States Army Reserve Retired, United States Army Reserve Organized, Olmsted Inc. Agency general insurance, Olmsted Inc. Agency, Des. Moines, 1923; purchased, Travelers Mutual Casualty Company, 1927; organizer, chairman, First Insurance Finance Company.

Founder United Federal Savings & Loan Association, Des Moines. Honorary chairman International Bank. Honorary director USLICO Corporation, United Services Life Insurance Company.

Achievements

• George Hamden Olmsted has been listed as a noteworthy banking and insurance company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President United States Junior Chamber of C., 1931-1932. Elected 1st chairman Young Republican National Committee, 1934. Member Iowa Republican State Central Committee, 1938-1940.

Trustee Drake University, West Point Alumni Foundation, American University. Board visitors United States Military Academy, 1973-1978. Founder George and Carol Olmsted Foundation, Olmsted Scholar Program, Olmsted Fellow Program--Nitze School for Advanced International Studies.

Commander British Empire. Commander French Legion of Honor. Commander Chinese Order of Sacred Tripod.

Member New York Society of Cincinnati, American Legion. Clubs: Mason (32, Shriner), Des Moines. Metropolitan (Washington), Army-Navy (Washington).

Washington Golf and Country (Arlington).

Connections

Married Virginia Camp, September 13, 1924 (deceased 1944). Children: Alice Louise (Mistress Wallace J. Burt, Junior), George Hamden, Jerauld Lockwood. Married Carol S. Hoy, January 15, 1959 (deceased 1993).

Father:

Ernest Sargent Olmsted

Mother:

Alice (Lockwood) Olmsted

Spouse:

Carol S. Hoy

Spouse:

Virginia Camp

child:

Jerauld Lockwood Olmsted

child:

Alice Louise (Mistress Wallace J. Burt Olmsted

child:

George Hamden Olmsted

child:

Junior) Olmsted