businessman, b. Pine Grove, Mich. After working in Michigan and Illinois, he came to Wausau (1909) to serve as general manager of the Marathon Paper Mill Co. (since 1944 the Marathon Corporation). He became president (1938) and chairman of the board of directors (1950). Emphasizing research and development in the paper specialty field, he was instrumental in founding the Institute of Paper Chemistry at Appleton and helped develop masonite fiber board. Everest was president of the American Pulp and Paper Association (1927-1928, 1937-1940) and the Wisconsin Manufacturers' Association (1937). At various times he was a consultant on forest products to both the state and national governments. He served as an officer of various corporations, including the Wausau Paper Mills, Employers Liability Insurance Company at Wausau, Wisconsin Valley Improvement Co., and the First American State Bank at Wausau. He helped establish the Marathon County Historical Society, serving as its president until his death. During his incumbency as president of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin (1952-1955), various historic sites were restored and opened under Historical Society management, field services were expanded, and the society's building was renovated. Milwaukee Journal, Mar. 20, 1949, Oct. 29, 1955; Wausau Daily Record-Herald, Oct. 29, 1955; F. L. Holmes, et al., eds., Wis. (5 vols., Chicago, 1946); W. L. Holman, Descendants of A. Everest ([Concord, N.H.?], 1955).

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