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George Hall Dixon
George Hall Dixon Jr. (October 7, 1920 – June 28, 2013) served as President of First National Bank of Minneapolis and First Bank System (now US Bank), and as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury under Gerald Ford. Early life Dixon was born in Rochester, New York on October 7, 1920, the older of two children. Though his father died in debt during his teens, Dixon managed to keep the family together and graduated from John Marshall High School (New York), John Marshall High School in 1938. As a young man, Dixon played tennis and earned the rank of Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America), Eagle Scout. As a Boy Scouts of America, Boy Scout, he travelled to the World Jamboree in the Netherlands in 1937. He enrolled in the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with a degree in business in 1942. Military service Following the declaration of war on Japan, Dixon enlisted in the United States Army as a private. He soon became a lieutenant and served first as a riflery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rochester, NY
Rochester () is a city in the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Monroe County, and the fourth-most populous in the state after New York City, Buffalo, and Yonkers, with a population of 211,328 at the 2020 United States census. Located in Western New York, the city of Rochester forms the core of a larger metropolitan area with a population of 1 million people, across six counties. The city was one of the United States' first boomtowns, initially due to the fertile Genesee River Valley, which gave rise to numerous flour mills, and then as a manufacturing center, which spurred further rapid population growth. Rochester rose to prominence as the birthplace and home of some of America's most iconic companies, in particular Eastman Kodak, Xerox, and Bausch & Lomb (along with Wegmans, Gannett, Paychex, Western Union, French's, Constellation Brands, Ragú, and others), by which the region became a global center for science, technology, and research and development. This status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
