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Fairleigh Dickinson Jr. was born on 9 December, 1919 in Rutherford, New Jersey, is an American politician and businessman. Discover Fairleigh Dickinson Jr.'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 76 years old?
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9 December, 1919 |
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9 December |
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Rutherford, New Jersey |
Date of death |
12 October, 1996 |
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Boston, Massachusetts |
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United States
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Fairleigh Dickinson Jr. Height, Weight & Measurements
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Fairleigh S. Dickinson (father)Grace Smith Dickinson (mother) |
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Fairleigh Dickinson Jr. Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Fairleigh Dickinson Jr. worth at the age of 76 years old? Fairleigh Dickinson Jr.’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from United States. We have estimated Fairleigh Dickinson Jr.'s net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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He was born in Rutherford, the son of Fairleigh S. Dickinson and Grace Smith Dickinson (1887–1973).
Fairleigh Stanton Dickinson Jr. (December 9, 1919 – October 12, 1996) was an American Republican Party politician who served as a member of the New Jersey Senate from 1968 to 1971.
He married Betty Harrington (1920-2010) in 1946, and they had one son and two daughters; Ann, of Ridgewood, New Jersey, and Tracy, of Park Ridge, New Jersey.
A 1937 graduate of Montclair Kimberley Academy, Dickinson was recognized by the school in 1965 with its Outstanding Alumnus Award.
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.
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, a 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.
He had homes on Martha's Vineyard and in Ridgewood, New Jersey and was at his home on Martha's Vineyard when he became sick and later died at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
Dickinson sponsored the 1969 legislation that created the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission.
In 1969, his son, Fairleigh S. Dickinson III, died of a drug overdose in his room at Columbia University, where he was a freshman.
He was able to draw upon his Coast Guard experience when he and his wife were forced into a lifeboat when the cruise liner Prinsendam caught fire and sank while traversing the Gulf of Alaska in October 1980.
As a founding board member of Vineyard Environmental Research, Institute (VERI), Dickinson played an active role in saving three Martha's Vineyard lighthouses (Gay Head Light, East Chop Light, and Edgartown Harbor Light) from being torn down in the early 1980s.
The Edgartown Harbor Light, which is located near the Dickinsons' Martha's Vineyard home, is highly visible from the Dickinsons' living room and ocean-side deck, and always held a special interest to Dickinson and his family.
In 1987 Dickinson became Lighthouse Keeper to the Edgartown Harbor Light.
Dickinson was a co-founder of Vineyard Environmental Research, Inst.