Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Lively, Karl V. February 17, 1875 - 
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     KARL V. LIVELY.  Alert, enterprising and forceful, Karl V. Lively is a 
typical business man of the present day and a member of Portland's largest 
insurance firm. He was born February 17, 1875, in Jackson, Ohio, and is a son 
of James Madison and Louisa (Backus) Lively, who migrated to Port Townsend, 
Washington, in 1891. For a number of years the father was engaged in the iron 
and steel business and also handled coal.  He now lives at Gold Hill, Oregon, 
but the mother is deceased.

     Karl V. Lively supplemented his public school education by attendance at 
the University of Wooster, Ohio, and was also a student at the University of 
Washington.  He served an apprenticeship in a wire and nail plant and also 
mastered the trade of tool making. In 1897 he entered the employ of J. L. 
Hartman, a Portland banker, who also sold insurance, and continued in his 
service for some time, gaining a practical knowledge of the business in which 
he is now engaged. It was in 1907 that he purchased an interest in the firm of 
McCarger & Bates, which then became known as McCarger, Bates & Lively. 
Subsequently the senior partner retired and Walter E. Pearson was admitted to 
a partnership in the business, which since 1924 has been operated under the 
name of Bates, Lively & Pearson. In 1913 the firm had charge of the local 
interests of seven well known insurance companies and then broadened the scope 
of its activities, establishing the first general agency in Oregon. The firm 
now represents as general agents four fire insurance companies, the Hartford 
Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, the Aetna Life, Aetna Casualty 
and Surety Company and the Automobile Insurance Company. Over forty-five 
persons are employed in the Portland office and the business extends 
throughout Oregon, also covering a portion of Washington. The partners have 
acquired a detailed knowledge of the various forms of insurance and clients of 
the firm receive expert advice in selecting the policy best suited to their 
needs. The business is thoroughly systematized and its constant growth is the 
natural result of the high standard of service maintained by the firm.

     Mr. Lively was married November 22, 1899, to Miss Agnes Ward, of Seattle, 
Washington, and to their union were born four children. James, the eldest, is 
manager of the Lively Lime Products Company and a capable young business man. 
He married Miss Pauline Dick, of Portland, and they reside in Medford, Oregon. 
The younger members of the family are Philip, who is engaged in the insurance 
business at San Francisco, California; Bettie, wife of Fred Reed; and Barbara, 
at home.

     Mr. Lively casts his ballot for the candidates of the republican party 
but has never aspired to public office, although he heartily cooperates in 
movements for the general good. As a member of the Chamber of Commerce he is 
earnestly striving to stimulate Portland's growth and prosperity, and 
something of the nature of his recreation is indicated by his affiliation with 
the Portland Golf Club. He is a Knight Templar Mason and Shriner and also 
belongs to the Knights of Pythias and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks.

Additional Comments:
History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. II, 
Pages 766-767

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