An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., The
Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893, pages 383-384
	
	GEORGE E. CLEVELAND, manager for the State of Washington of the Home Life
Insurance Company, New York, is a native of Michigan, born at Spring Lake,
December 16, 1862. His parents are Henry W. and Phoebe (Parham) Cleveland, the
former being a druggist and a native of Jefferson county, New York, and the
latter a native of Adams county, same State.
	George E. was reared at his native place, receiving the benefit of good
educational advantages. He received his primary and academic education in the
graded schools at Spring Lake, which was supplemented by a commercial business
course at Nunica high school, a member of the class of 1880. For the three years
following he was employed in the drug business as head clerk for his uncle at
Spring Lake.
	In 1883 he went to Detroit, where he first began his connection with the
Home Life Insurance Company, with whose interests he has since been identified.
His field of operation was in the city of Detroit and State of Michigan until
1890, when he came to this coast. During the three years which preceded his
coming West he was superintendent of agencies for the State of Michigan, and his
change of location was for the purpose of establishing the business of the
company in the State of Washington, he having the management of the Company's
interest in this State. It was July 19, 1890, that he opened his offices in the
Washington building on Pacific avenue, and here he has since continued, his
being the first State agency in Washington with headquarters in Tacoma. His
efforts to obtain a foothold for his company in this State have been very
successful, the volume of business done showing a constant increase.
	Mr. Cleveland is a prominent Mason. He is a member of Spring Lake Lodge, No.
234, F. & A.M., Michigan; Tacoma Chapter, No. 4, R.A.M.; Tacoma Lodge of
Perfection, No. 9; Tacoma Chapter of Knights Rose Croix, No. 6; Tacoma Council
of Knights Kadosh, No. 4; A. & A. S.B.; was made a thirty-second-degree Mason,
June 12, 1890, by Michigan Sovereign Consistory, S.P.R.S., Detroit; was made a
Noble of the Mystic Shrine in Moslem Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S., Detroit. June 12,
1890; and affiliated with Afifi Temple, Tacoma, later in the same year; was the
Director of Afifi Temple in 1892 and 1893; and is a member of Fern Chapter, No.
7, O.E.S., Tacoma. Politically, he is a Republican.
	Such, in brief, is a sketch of the life of one of the enterprising young
business men of' Tacoma.
	
Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in September 2003 by Jeffrey L. Elmer
	
	
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