Background
Clapp, Norton was born on April 15, 1906 in Pasadena, California, United States. Son of Eben Pratt and Mary Bell (Norton) Clapp.
building materials company executive
Clapp, Norton was born on April 15, 1906 in Pasadena, California, United States. Son of Eben Pratt and Mary Bell (Norton) Clapp.
AB, Occidental College, 1928. Doctor of Laws, Occidental College, 1958. Bachelor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1928.
Juris Doctor, University Chicago, 1929. Doctor of Civil Law, University Puget Sound, 1958.
Practiced in, Tacoma, 1929-1942; chairman, Metropolitan Building Corporation, Seattle, 1954-1975; president, Pelican (Alaska) Cold Storage Company, 1947-1960; chairman, Pelican (Alaska) Cold Storage Company, 1960-1977; president, Boise (Idaho) Payette Lumber Company, 1949-1955; president, Laird Norton Company, building materials, Winona, Minnesota, 1950-1960; chairman, Laird Norton Company, building materials, 1960-1995; vice president, Weyerhaeuser Company, 1956-1957; Chairman of the Board, Weyerhaeuser Company, 1957-1960, 66-76; president, Weyerhaeuser Company, 1960-1966.
Member national advisory board, honorary vice president Boy Scouts American, national president, 1971-1973. Trustee University Puget Sound, Tacoma. Life trustee University Chicago.
Trustee Menninger Foundation Served as lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member Seattle Chamber of C. (president 1970-1971) Clubs: Harbor, Rainier, University, Overlake Golf and Country, Yacht, Tennis (Seattle). Tacoma, Country and Golf, Yacht (Tacoma).
Married Mary Cordelia Davis, July 8, 1929 (deceased). Children: James Hayes (deceased), Matthew, Ralph (deceased), Roger (deceased). Married Evelyn Beatrice Booth, January 15, 1941 (deceased).
Children: William Hayes, Stephen Gilbert. Married Jane Bumiller, April 19, 1952 (divorced 1980). Married Jacquline Hazen, April 14, 1984.