Background
Knapp, George Lawrence was born on September 10, 1915 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States. Son of George Lawrence and Edna Lois (Chitty) Knapp.
Knapp, George Lawrence was born on September 10, 1915 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States. Son of George Lawrence and Edna Lois (Chitty) Knapp.
Graduate, Oklahoma Military Academy, 1935. Bachelor, Oklahoma University, 1937.
Former president Knapp Outdoor Advertising Corporation, Knapp Neon & Plastic Sign Company. Now vice president Marden Outdoor Advertising Company. Director Farmers & Merchants Bank & Trust company, Tulsa.
Member President's Advisory Council for Traffic Safety, President's Committee on Physically Handicapped. Past chairman Oklahoma Wild Life Commission. Board directors Associate Industries Oklahoma, Better Business Bureau Tulsa, Advertising Council, Tulsa Cancer Society, Goodwill Industries.
Member president's council University Oklahoma. Member executive board, fund chairman, board directors Arthritis Federation Eastern Oklahoma. Board directors Good Will Industries.
Served to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member Outdoor Advertising Association American (director at large, past president, chairman board), Advertising Federation American (director), Executives Association (past president), Izaak Walton League of Tulsa, Izaak Walton League of Oklahoma (past president), Tulsa Chamber of Commerce, Beta Theta Pi. Clubs: Rotarian, Tulsa, Southern Hills Country, Oklahoma Green Country.
Married Mary Elizabeth Lambert, February 18, 1939. Children– Nancy Gail, Dorothy Jeanne.