Background
Humbird, John Alexander was born on May 29, 1888 in Hudson, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Thomas Jacob and Agnes (Hyslop) Humbird.
Humbird, John Alexander was born on May 29, 1888 in Hudson, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Thomas Jacob and Agnes (Hyslop) Humbird.
Student Northwestern Military and Naval Academy, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, 1902-1906, Princeton, 1907-1909.
Various positions with the Humbird Lbr. Company, 1904-1910, assistant manager, 1911-1917, general manager, 1919-1923. Vice president general manager Victoria Lumber Company, 1924-1950.
President, director Seaboard Lumber Sales, Seaboard Shipping Company, 1935-1946. Vice president Potlatch Forests, 1957, also director. Director Victoria Lumber & Manufacturing Company, 1924-1950, General Insurance Company, since 1923, General America Company, since 1920, First National Insurance Company, since 1923, SafeCo.
Insurance Company, since 1954. Trustee John A. Humbird Estate, since 1954.
Served from First lieutenant to captain, 26th Division, United States Army, 1917-1919.
Married Hedvig Pearson, November 19, 1920. Children: Dorothy Jane (Mistress James D. Donlon), Virginia (Mistress Julian A. Dickey), Jerry, James.