Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Comrie, A. A. 1883 - 
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     A. A. COMRIE.  Resolute and energetic, A. A. Comrie has concentrated his 
efforts upon the attainment of a definite end and his pronounced ability has 
placed him with the leading insurance men of Portland. He was born in Morris, 
Minnesota, in 1883 and is a son of William H. and Alice (Braman) Comrie, the 
latter also a native of this state. The father was born in the state of New 
York and went to North Dakota in 1881,  locating in Fargo. There he was 
engaged in the grain business for many years and is now living retired in that 
city.

     A. A. Comrie received a public school education and for two years was 
associated with his father in the grain business. In 1903 the son entered 
insurance circles of Fargo and his success as a solicitor led to his 
appointment as state agent for the Hartford Fire Insurance Company. For nine 
years he filled that responsible position and later went to Minneapolis, 
becoming identified with the Charles W. Sexton Company insurance brokers. Mr. 
Comrie was made a member of the firm, which opened an office at Portland in 
1919, and in 1921 he was placed in charge of this branch. His knowledge 
of the subject of insurance is comprehensive and exact and under his 
expert management the business of the firm in this territory has enjoyed a 
rapid growth.  He is secretary of the company, which specializes in insurance 
on manufacturing plants, particularly those devoted to woodworking operations, 
and the business now extends throughout the northwest. It was founded in 1882 
by Charles W. Sexton, who remained at the head of the concern until his death 
in 1920. The firm still maintains its headquarters in the Flour city and 
carries on its books the names of persons who have been clients of the company 
for more than forty years, an eloquent testimonial to the reliability and 
standing of the corporation. Ten persons are employed in the Portland office, 
which is located in the Board of Trade building, and the business ranks with 
the largest of the kind in the city.

     In 1909 Mr. Comrie was united in marriage to Miss Susan Dillenbeck, of 
Detroit, Michigan, and they have become the parents of two children, William 
and Katherine.  Mr. Comrie is a thirty-second degree Mason and belongs to the 
Arlington Club, the Waverly Country Club and the Oswego Country Club. The 
Portland Chamber of Commerce numbers him among its progressive members and his 
political allegiance is given to the republican party. His business associates 
entertain for him high regard and in social and fraternal circles of Portland 
he also occupies an enviable place. Mr. Comrie enjoys his work and his success 
proves that he has chosen the line of activity for which nature intended him. 


Additional Comments:
History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. II, 
Pages 608-609

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