Frederick Leadbetter

Frederick Leadbetter

Frederick W. Leadbetter (1875-1948) was an Iowa-born financier who made his fortune primarily in lumber and paper milling in the Pacific Northwest and California.cite web | title = Frederick W. Leadbetter | work = History | publisher = Vancouver, Washington: Columbian.com | date = 2006 | url = http://www.columbian.com/history/profiles/leadbetter.cfm | format = HTML | accessdate = 2006-12-24] He was married to Caroline Pittock, daughter of "Oregonian" publisher Henry Pittock, and with his father-in-law established Columbia River Paper Company and the Northwestern Bank, as well as several enterprises in his own right. [cite web | last = Moore | first = Mark | title = Financial Institutions | work = PdxHistory.com | publisher = Portland, Oregon: Mark Moore | date = 2006-07-04 | url = http://www.pdxhistory.com/html/portland_banks.html | format = HTML | accessdate = 2006-12-23 ] His Queen-Anne-Style home on Lacamas Lake near Camas, Washington, complete with a three-story cupola, is a local landmark. He also maintained a residence in Portland. He was active in the management of his businesses, including the paper company, until his death in 1948.

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