Background
Gund, George was born on April 13, 1888 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, United States. Son of George Frederick and Anna Louise (Metzger) Gund.
Gund, George was born on April 13, 1888 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, United States. Son of George Frederick and Anna Louise (Metzger) Gund.
Student, University School Cleveland, 1897-1905. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1909. Graduate student Harvard School Business Administration, 1908-1909, Iowa State College, animal husbandry, 1922-1923.
Doctor of Hebrew Literature, Kenyon College.
Doctor of Laws, John Carroll University, Fenn College, 1959.
Began as messenger with Seattle National Bank, 1909. Developed Kaffee Hag Corporation, 1918-1929 (merging with Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, Michigan). Director Cleveland Trust Company, 1937-1962, president July 7, 1941-1962, chairman, 1962-1966.
President The Gund Realty Company and The Gund Company, 1922-1966.
President The Gunwynn Company, Incorporated., Realty & Rental Company, Cleveland, Cleveland Credit Corporation, Realty & Leasehold Corporation, Seattle. Vice-president, director Sheriff Cold Storage Company.
Director Sun Life Assurance Company of Conference, Montreal. Director, member Executive Committee Island Creek Coal Company, West. Kentucky Coal Company, Growth Capital, Incorporated., Sherwin-Williams Company, The Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company.
Director, member finance committee, Lincoln National Life Insurance Company.
Director Bulkley Building Company, Home Insurance Company, Hercules Motors Corporation, Standard Brands, Incorporated., White Motor Company, Ohio Crankshaft Company, Railway Warehouses, Incorporated., Park Drop Forge Company, Realty & Leasehold Company (Seattle), Rockwell-Standard Corporation (Executive Committee) (Coraopolis, Pennsylvania), Island Creek Coal Company (Huntington, West Virginia), Western Reserve Assurance Company, West. Kentucky Coal Сompany. Vice president Cleveland Clearing House Association.
Served in Army of the United States during World War I. Trustee, president Cleveland Institute of Artist Member visiting committees, administration, accounts and School of Public Health, Harvard. Member Delta Phi.; Clubs: Union, The 50, Mayfield Country, Rowfant (Cleveland).
Married Jessica Laidlaw Roesler, May 23, 1936. Children: George III, Agnes (Mistress Albrecht Saalfield), Gordon, Graham de Conde, Geoffrey de Conde, Louise Laidlaw.