Fairleigh Dickinson, Jr.

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Fairleigh S. Dickinson Jr. (Rutherford, New Jersey, c. 1920 - October 12, 1996) was an American Republican Party politician who served as a member of the New Jersey Senate from 1968 to 1971.[1][2]

Dickinson sponsored the 1969 legislation that created the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission.[2]

Dickinson became a trustee of Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1948 and was named its chairman in 1968, following in the footsteps of his father, Fairleigh S. Dickinson, who was co-founder of Becton Dickinson, now a huge manufacturer of medical products, and of Fairleigh Dickinson University. Dickinson also followed his father in commerce, as president of Becton Dickinson in 1948 and chairman in 1972.[2]

Dickinson graduated from New York Military Academy and from Williams College. He served as a lieutenant commander in the United States Coast Guard during World War II. He had homes on Martha's Vineyard and in Ridgewood, New Jersey.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Fairleigh Sickinson, Jr., The Political Graveyard. Accessed October 13, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d Stout, David. "Fairleigh S. Dickinson Jr., 76, Who Helped Save the Meadowlands", The New York Times, October 17, 1996. Accessed October 14, 2007.
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