Background
Street, William Sherman was born on September 30, 1904 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of William Schwerdt and Mary Elizabeth (Smith) Street.
Street, William Sherman was born on September 30, 1904 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of William Schwerdt and Mary Elizabeth (Smith) Street.
Student, University California at Berkeley, 1922-1923.
General manager, Hale Brothers, San Francisco, 1933-1935;
general manager merchandise, Herzfeld-Phillipson, Milwaukee, 1935-1938;
general manager merchandise, Frederick & Nelson, Seattle, 1938-1943;
president, Frederick & Nelson, 1946-1962;
general manager retail and suburban stores, Marshall Field & Company, Chicago, 1943-1946;
executive vice president, Marshall Field & Company, 1954-1962;
also director. President, United Pacific Corporation, Seattle, 1963-1964;
chairman, United Pacific Corporation, 1965-1966;
vice chairman, Univar Corporation, Seattle, 1967-1970;
chairman, Univar Corporation, 1970-1974;
also past director, Univar Corporation. Chairman of the Board, chairman of the executive committee Univar Corporation.
Past director Seattle-First National Bank. Past director National Airlines, Inc., Pacific Telephone Сompany, PacificN.W. Bell Telephone Сompany. Director Ostrom Mushroom Company.
Past trustee Washington Mutual Savings Bank.
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Associate field collector Field Museum Natural History, Chicago, co-leader (with Janice K. Street) expeditions faunal surveys, Iran, 1962, 63, 68, Afghanistan, 1965, Nepal, 1972, Peru, 1976, Northwest Australia, 1976. Past director, chairman Seattle World's Fair-Century 21. Past trustee University Puget Sound Museum Natural History.
Director, chairman economic policy committee United States Chamber of Commerce, 1946-1954. Member Explorers Club, Alpha Sigma Phi. Clubs: Harbor (Seattle).
Commercial (Chicago).
Son of; married Janice Kergan, September 16, 1925. Children– Georgann Street Evans, William K., John Son of.