Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Meier, Allen E.  1896 - 
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Source: History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. III, Published 1928, Page 650
Author: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company

     ALLEN E. MEIER, merchandise manager for Meier & Frank, owners of 
Portland's greatest department store, is well qualified for the responsible 
position which he holds, having worked his way through all departments of the 
store, and is contributing in every definite measure to its success. He was 
born in Portland in 1896 and is a son of Abraham Meier, president of the Meier 
& Frank Company, a separate sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work.

     Mr. Meier completed the courses of the public and high schools of 
Portland, after which he attended the University of Pennsylvania and Reed 
College. In 1917 he enlisted in the United States Navy for service in the 
World war and was assigned to the intelligence department, in which he served 
until the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged. He then entered 
the Meier & Frank store and, beginning at the bottom, worked through all of 
the departments, with the stock of which he became thoroughly familiar, and 
for the past five years he has been merchandise manager, being regarded as an 
expert in his line.

     In 1923 Mr. Meier was united in marriage to Miss Jane Seller, of 
Portland, a daughter of Fred Seller, who was a pioneer of this city and became 
a member of the firm of M. Seller & Company, with which he remained identified 
until his death. Mr. and Mrs. Meier are the parents of two children, Allen, 
Jr., and Roger.

     Mr. Meier is a member of the Multnomah Athletic Club, the Tualatin 
Country Club and the Chamber of Commerce, while in his political views he is a 
republican. He is fond of outdoor life, golf being his favorite form of 
recreation. He is a man of splendid character and agreeable personal 
qualities, is exceedingly popular in social circles and commands the uniform 
respect of all who have come in contact with him.

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