Background
Coombs, John Wendell was born on January 29, 1905 in Salt Lake City. Son of John Hardy and Merle (Halliday) Coombs.
Coombs, John Wendell was born on January 29, 1905 in Salt Lake City. Son of John Hardy and Merle (Halliday) Coombs.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Utah, 1926; Bachelor of Laws, George Washington University, 1934.
Examiner, R.F.C., Washington, 1935-1942;
assistant to director, R.F.C., 1945-1946;
president, Aeronautical Training Society, Washington, 1943-1945;
assistant to president, Transam. Corporation, San Francisco, 1946-1951;
vice president, Transam. Corporation, 1952-1957;
vice president, secretary, director, General Metals Corporation, Oakland, California, 1957-1963;
vice president, Transam.
Finance Corporation (formerly Pacific Finance Corporation), 1963-1969;
director, Transam. Finance Corporation (formerly Pacific Finance Corporation), 1969-1971;
vice-president, director, Transam. Commercial Corporation (formerly Transam.
Finance Corporation), 1963-1965;
president, director, Transam. Commercial Corporation (formerly Transam. Finance Corporation), 1965-1969;
chairman, Bankers Mortgage Company, San Francisco, 1967-1970;
director, Bankers Mortgage Company, 1966-1972;
president, Transam.
Development Company, 1968-1969;
chairman, Transam. Development Company, 1969-1970;
director, Transam. Development Company, 1966-1980;
president, director, Transam.
Land Capital, Inc., 1968-1983;
president, Mortgage Trust of America, 1969-1972;
chairman, Mortgage Trust of America, 1972-1981;
also chairman, Transam. meeting Advisory, Inc., 1969-1970;
consultant, Transam. meeting Advisory, Inc., since 1981;
director, Transam. meeting Advisory, Inc., 1969-1972;
chairman, Transinternat. Hotel Company, since 1969;
vice president, Transam. Corporation, 1968-1970;
consultant, Transam.
Corporation, since 1970.
Married Norma Druke, June 7, 1929. 1 son, John Wendell.