Background
Highsmith, Hugh Purcell was born on June 22, 1914 in Flat Rock, Illinois, United States. Son of Harry Johnson and Fannye Ellen (Purcell) Highsmith.
Highsmith, Hugh Purcell was born on June 22, 1914 in Flat Rock, Illinois, United States. Son of Harry Johnson and Fannye Ellen (Purcell) Highsmith.
Bachelor of Science, Indiana University, 1936.
Account executive Western Advertising Agency, Racine, Wisconsin, 1938—1945. President National Agricultural Supply Company, Fort Atkinson, 1946—1956. Editor, public Farmer's Digest, 1956—1968.
President Highsmith Company, 1956—1987, Rolamech Company, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona, since 1978. Chairman Highsmith Company, since 1987.
Married Doris Mary Morter, April 15, 1944. Children: William M., Duncan J., Ralph Tod.