Background
Knowles, Paul Wesley was born on April 25, 1924 in Stillwater, Minnesota, United States. Son of Elmer David and Lulu May (Brown) Knowles.
Knowles, Paul Wesley was born on April 25, 1924 in Stillwater, Minnesota, United States. Son of Elmer David and Lulu May (Brown) Knowles.
Bachelor of Science in Commerce, State University Iowa, 1949. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1972.
General agent, National Life of Vermont, Davenport, Iowa., 1949-1961; owner, manager, Station KSGT Radio, Jackson, Wyoming, 1966-1975; owner, manager, Station KAPR Radio, Douglas, Arizona, 1973-1978; bank trust executive, Valley National Bank of Arizona, Tuscon and Phoenix, 1979-1989; retired, Valley National Bank of Arizona, Tuscon and Phoenix, 1989.
State representative Iowa House of Representatives, Des Moines, 1960-1964. Lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1943-1945. Member American Society CLUs, American Society Appraisers (certified), Masons, Shriners.
Married Helen Virginia Shepherd, January 20, 1946. Children: Suzanne Knowles Curtis, Deborah Blair, Paul W. Junior.