Hugh Ernest Bek

The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.,
Chicago and New York, Volume II

pg 195

Hugh Ernest Bek is a Western man by birth and training, is a mechanical and 
electrical engineer, and during the past ten years has been building up a 
highly successful business at Charleston, where he is president of the Triple 
State Electric Company, who are distributors for Studebaker cars in Southern 
West Virginia.

Mr.. Bek was born at Arago, Richardson County, Nebraska, in 1884.  He lived 
in his home town until he was of age, attending the public schools, and 
showing special aptitude for mechanical lines, later entered the Iowa State 
College at Ames, where he was graduated in 1909 in Mechanical and Electrical 
Engineering.

Mr. Bek located at Charleston, West Virginia, in 1912, and soon afterward 
became principal owner of an automobile business that had been founded in 
1903 and is now incorporated as the Triple State Electric Company.  He is 
president and active manager of this company whose exclusive business is 
devoted to handling Studebaker cars, and parts.  Its jurisdiction for sales 
and service comprises the counties of Kanawha, Putnam, Clay, Braxton, 
Webster, Nicholas, Fayette, Raleigh, Summers, Greenbrier, Boone and Monroe, 
and there are two branch agencies, one at St. Albans and one at Clendenin. 
The different departments of the business comprise one of Charleston's 
leading industries.

Mr. Bek is one of the public spirited, active young business men of the city, 
is affiliated with the Charleston Chamber of Commerce, the Charleston 
Automobile Club and Rotary Club.  He married Miss Jessie Pearl Lanier, of 
Mason County, West Virginia, and they have one son, Hugh Ernest, Jr.

Mr. Bek is a Scottish Rite Mason, a Knight Templar and a Shriner.  He is 
Master of Kanawha Lodge No. 20, A. F. and A. M.  He is also a member of the 
First Presbyterian Church of Charleston.


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