Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Digman, A. E. 1876 - 
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     A. E. DIGMAN, of Portland, is a member of the well known firm of Closset 
& Devers, to the service of which he has devoted the best years of his life, 
and is numbered among those business men whose advancement has its root in 
industry, perseverance and unfaltering determination. A native of Denmark, he 
was born in 1876 and was but a year old when his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. 
Digman, sailed for America. They located in Clinton, Iowa, in 1877, and the 
father entered the lumber business. In 1889 he brought his family to Oregon 
and lived retired in Portland until his demise. The mother died in this city 
in February, 1928, at the age of eighty-four years.

     In the public schools of Clinton, Iowa, and Portland, A. E. Digman 
received an education and at an early age began to provide for his own 
livelihood. It was in 1891 that he entered the employ of Closset & Devers, 
starting as a bottle washer, but was not long permitted to perform this menial 
task. Adaptable and trustworthy, he was steadily promoted and worked in the 
various departments, acquiring a detailed knowledge of the business. For about 
fourteen years he has been vice president of the firm and through earnest, 
systematic effort, guided by keen intelligence, has contributed materially 
toward its prosperity. Arthur H. Devers is president of the concern, which 
maintains offices in both Portland and Seattle and has been in existence for 
more than a half century.

     In 1898 Mr. Digman married Miss Frances Ruedy, of Portland, and they now 
have a family of four children: Jesse A., who is employed as a salesman in 
this city; and James E., Earl R. and Clarence E., triplets, born July 23, 
1927. Mr. Digman is a member of the Portland Chamber of Commerce and the M. A. 
A. C. He casts his ballot for the candidates of the democratic party and is in 
thorough accord with those movements which are destined to prove of benefit to 
the community, in which he has resided from the age of thirteen years. Mr. 
Digman has made his own way in the world and is a man of strong character and 
high principles, esteemed and respected by all with whom he has been brought 
in contact.

Additional Comments:
History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. II, Page 
676

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