Background
Singlehurst, Thomas William Gibson was born on November 14, 1899 in Honolulu. Son of William Gibson and Katie (Newcombe) Singlehurst.
Singlehurst, Thomas William Gibson was born on November 14, 1899 in Honolulu. Son of William Gibson and Katie (Newcombe) Singlehurst.
With Bank of Hawaii, 1918, Hawaiian Trust Company, 1919—1920, Bishop Trust Company, 1922—1962, director, 1954—1962, senior vice president, 1959—1962. Clerk American Exchange National Bank, New York City, 1920—1922. Director, part-owner Carol & Mary Ltd., Honolulu, since 1937, president, general manager, since 1959.
With United States Army, 1918-1919.
Past vice president, director Polynesian Food Speciality. Past vice president, treasurer, director Ross Sutherland Ltd. Past treasurer, director Ivy Shop.
Past president, director August Ahrens Ltd., Wahiawa Transportation Service, Federal Transportation Company, Industrial Enterprises, Kailua Land Company. Past director Air Conditioning Company. With Bishop Insurance Agency, Bishop Securities, Castle & Cooke, Hawaii Hotel & Restaurant Supply, Hawaiian Pineapple Company, Diamond Head Apartments, Ewa Plant Company, Honolulu Rapid Transit Company, Helemano Company Honolulu Ltd., Honouliuli Ltd., Pacific Insurance Company, Von Hamm-Young Company, San Carlos Milling Company, Waialua Agricultural Company.
Trustee Tax Foundation Hawaii, 1950—1967. Member advisory board Hawaii Committee Alcoholism, 1956—1960. Past treasurer, board directors Hawaii chapter Guide Dogs Blind.
Past treasurer, board directors Keys and Whistles. Board directors Hawaii Foundation American Freedoms. Member of Mokuleia Polo Club, Kauai Canoe and Racing Club, Beretania Tennis Club, Pearl Harbor Yacht Club (past secretary-treasurer, director), Outrigger Canoe Club (past secretary-treasurer, director), Pacific Club (past treasurer, director).
Married Carol Cochrane (deceased). Children: Jean, Gay; Married Dona Geisenheyner, May 16, 1959. 1 child Suanna.