Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Wentworth, G. K. 
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     G. K. WENTWORTH, member of the stock and bond brokerage firm of Wentworth 
& Dickey, is one of Portland's capable and alert business men, and has 
attained substantial success in his present business through his progressive 
methods and honorable dealing. He was born in Bay City, Michigan, and received 
his educational training in the public schools of Chicago, Illinois. For 
twenty years he was identified with the lumber business and in 1901 came to 
Portland as secretary and treasurer of the Portland Lumber Company, with which 
he was connected until 1922, when he disposed of his interests and, in 
February, 1923, organized the G. K. Wentworth Company, stock and bond brokers. 
On November 1, 1927, he entered into a partnership with Walter P. Dickey, 
formerly western representative of the Chase National Bank of New York city, 
at which time the firm name was changed to its present style, Wentworth & 
Dickey, Judge Charles H. Carey also being a director of the company. The 
company handles stocks and bonds, the most of which are listed, and receives 
quotations direct by Western Union ticker service. They buy and sell on order 
and are able to give to clients the personal attention of the members of the 
firm, a very desirable situation. The commission charged is about the same as 
received by other large firms and the house has gained a high reputation for 
trustworthiness and dependability, its business enjoying a steady and healthy 
growth. Mr. Wentworth is a republican in his political views and is a member 
of the Arlington Club, the Multnomah Athletic Club, the Waverly Country Club, 
the Lake Oswego Club and the Rotary Club. He has shown a commendable interest 
in affairs relating to the prosperity and progress of his community. Courteous 
and accommodating, standing ready to render any possible service to his 
clients, he has made a host of warm friends among those who have dealt with 
him and commands the uniform respect of all who know him. 

Additional Comments:
History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. II, Page 
725

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