Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Fear, W. H. 1858 - 
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	W. H. FEAR.  As a dealer in investments W. H. Fear has established an 
enviable reputation and Portland also numbers him among its successful 
realtors. His birth occurred in West Union, Ohio, in 1858 and his parents 
being Dr. Francis and Mary (Sparks) Fear, the former a well known physician of 
that place. The family went to Kansas when W. H.  Fear was a child and his 
education was completed in the public schools of that state.  He was employed 
by various financial corporations, gradually assuming larger responsibilities, 
and in 1889 came to Portland as coast manager for the Jarvis-Conklin Trust 
Company, acting in that capacity until the business was discontinued. He has 
since handled bonds, mortgages and loans and is one of the partners in the 
firm of Fear & Gray, which was incorporated in 1914. Since its organization 
this investment house has offered only high class securities, adhering closely 
to a conservative policy which insures the protection of the interests of its 
clients. Mr. Fear is also vice president and manager of the Shaw-Fear Company, 
which was incorporated in 1907 and operates in real estate. The company has 
large holdings in the Beaverton district of Portland and has done much 
important development work in that section of the city.
	In 1884 Mr. Fear married Miss Lucia S. Drum, of Burlington, Kansas, 
and two children were born to them. The son, Lysle G., completed a course in 
the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University and later was a 
postgraduate student at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. For three years 
he was employed in the main plant of the Westinghouse Electric Company and now 
manages the Portland business of that corporation. The daughter, Lois M. Fear, 
was graduated from Wellesley College, also attended the University of 
California, and is at home.
	Mr. Fear is a member of the Portland Chamber of Commerce and formerly 
was active in the affairs of the Multnomah Club. In politics he is 
nonpartisan, voting for the candidate whom he considers best qualified for 
office, and is liberal and broadminded in his views on all subjects. High 
principles have constituted his guide throughout life, and the respect 
accorded him is well deserved.


Additional Comments:
History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. II, Page 
469

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