Background
Holcombe, Shepherd Monson was born on June 12, 1921 in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Harold Goodwin and Ethel Percy (Monson) Holcombe.
Holcombe, Shepherd Monson was born on June 12, 1921 in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Harold Goodwin and Ethel Percy (Monson) Holcombe.
AB, Yale College, 1943.
Associate actuary, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Hartford, 1945-1969; president, chairman, Hooker & Holcombe, Inc., West Hartford, 1969-1989; chair emeritus, Hooker & Holcombe, Inc., West Hartford, since 1989. Vice president Conference Consulting Actuaries, Chicago.
President Greater Hartford Mental Health Association, 1958-1960. Governor, deputy governor general Society Colonial Wars, New Haven, Connecticut. Board directors Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, 1980-1986.
Honorary board Bushnell Memorial, Old State House, Connecticut History Society. Member Rotary Club West Hartford, Ancient Burying Ground Association (chair since 1990, Thomas Hooker award).
Married Catherine Smith, August 14, 1945 (divorced October 1975). Children: Shepherd M. Junior, Anne S., Emily Goodwin. Married Elizabeth Jeannette Wiese, November 23, 1979 (deceased July 1997).