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Matthew Norton Clapp (April 15, 1906-April 22, 1995) was a successful businessman, and eventually served as chairman of the Weyerhaeuser Corporation. He was active in civic service and a philanthropist. ==Early Life and Career== Clapp was born in Pasadena, California. He was named for his maternal grandfather Matthew G. Norton, a Winona, Minnesota lumberman who via the Laird, Norton Company was to help finance the Weyerhaeuser purchase of land in Washington State in 1900. Clapp received an A.B. from Occidental College and a Ph.B in 1928 from the University of Chicago and a J.D. from Chicago in 1929.〔(Obituary: Norton Clapp, Life Trustee - uchicago.edu )〕 He practiced law in Tacoma, Washington from 1929 until 1942. He was among the developers of Lakewood Colonial Center in 1937 in what is now Lakewood, WA.〔(City of Lakewood History - lakewoodhistorical.org )〕 It was one of the first shopping centers west of the Mississippi River. In 1938, he converted an existing structure into the Lakewood Ice Arena.〔 He became a trustee of the University of Puget Sound in 1933 and would serve there until his death including being chairman from 1967 until 1986.〔(Clapp, Norton (1906-1995) - historylink.org )〕 In 1938 he began his career with Weyerhauser. He joined the United States Navy during World War II and served until 1946 when he returned to Weyerhauser. In 1947 he succeeded his father as a director of the company. He was its president from 1960 to 1966 and chairman until 1970. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Norton Clapp」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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