Background
Friese, George Ralph was born on February 15, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of George R. and Marie D. (Pilz) Friese.
Friese, George Ralph was born on February 15, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of George R. and Marie D. (Pilz) Friese.
Bachelor, Monmouth College, 1956. Juris Doctor, Chicago Kent College Law, 1960.
Assistant general counsel, vice president, Banner Mutual Insurance Companies, Chicago, 1959-1963; partner, Madsen & Friese, Park Ridge, Illinois, 1963-1968; Corporate Counsel, secretary, SCOA Industries, Inc., Columbus, Ohio., 1968-1971; vice president legal, secretary, SCOA Industries, Inc., Columbus, Ohio., 1971-1981; president, SCOA Industries, Inc., Columbus, Ohio., 1981-1985; vice chairman, director, Hills Department Stores Inc., Canton, Massachusetts, 1984-1995. Propietor Portsmouth (N.H.) Athenaeum, since 1993.
Board directors Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Greater Columbus Art Council. Chairman, trustee New England Red Cross. Trustee Boy Scouts American, Columbus, 1981-1986, Boston Lyric Opera, 1988-1995, Strawbery Banke Museum, since 1994, treasurer, 1996-1998.
Member, trustee Greater Piscataqua Community Foundation, since 1995, vice chairman, 1998-2000, chairman, 2000, City of Portsmouth Cultural Commission, since 2004. Member American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Columbus Athletic Club, Lotus Club (New York ), Tau Kappa Epsilon, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Patricia J. Brown, August 24, 1957. Children: Christine Carol, Kurt Michael.