Jesse Ricks was an
American
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lawyer and businessman who served as the former president and board Chairman of the
Union Carbide and Carbon Company.
Biography and career
Ricks was the president, chairman, and director of the Union Carbide and Carbon Company, and served as a lawyer with the firm of Winston & Meagher.
He also served as Union Carbide's general counsel.
In 1903, Ricks joined the law firm of Winston & Meagher.
After joining the firm, its name eventually became Meagher, Whitney, Ricks, & Sullivan.
In 1941, Ricks went from being President of Union Carbide to its chairman.
He was replaced by Benjamin O'Shea.
Death
Ricks died on the morning of Sunday, February 20, 1944, in his
Long Island
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estate.
Personal life
Ricks lived in his estate, ''
Chanticlare Chanticlare (often spelled Chanteclair) was a Gold Coast estate in Flower Hill, on Long Island, in New York.
Description
Overview
Chanticlare was constructed in the 1920s for attorney and Union Carbide executive Jesse J. Ricks. The mansion, ...
'', in
Flower Hill, New York
Flower Hill is a village in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The eastern half is considered part of the Greater Roslyn area, which is anchored by the Incorporated Village of Roslyn. Western and northe ...
.
He was married to Sybil Ricks (born Hayward).
The couple had four children: Jesse Jr., John, Jane, and James.
References
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Flower Hill, New York
Business executives
19th-century births
1944 deaths
Year of birth missing