Jesse Ricks
Jesse Jay Ricks | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 15, 1879 |
| Died | February 20, 1944 (aged 64) |
| Education | University of Michigan |
| Occupations | Businessman, lawyer |
| Known for | Business, law |
Board member of | Union Carbide |
| Spouse | Sybil Ricks (née Hayward) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | James Benjamin Ricks (father) |
Jesse J. Ricks (May 15, 1879 – February 20, 1944) was an American lawyer and businessman best known for serving as the former President and Board Chairman of the Union Carbide and Carbon Company.
Biography and career
[edit]Early life
[edit]Ricks was born on May 15, 1879, in Taylorville, Illinois, to his father, James Benjamin Ricks – the city's former mayor and an Illinois State Supreme Court justice – and his mother, Pammie Geltmacher.[1][2][3] He attended the University of Michigan for his college education, where he served as a staff member for the Law Review.[2][4]
Career
[edit]Ricks began his legal career in Chicago, Illinois, being admitted to the Illinois State Bar Association in 1903.[2] That year, Ricks joined the law firm of Winston & Meagher.[5][6] After joining the firm, its name eventually became Meagher, Whitney, Ricks, & Sullivan.[5]
In the 1910s, Ricks moved to New York, where he would play a key role in the creation of the Union Carbide and Carbon Company.[2][7] He would go on to serve as the chemical company's president, chairman, and director.[5][6][7][8] He also served as Union Carbide's general counsel.[5][6][8][9]
In 1941, Ricks went from being President of Union Carbide to its chairman.[10][11] He was replaced by Benjamin O'Shea.[10][11]
Death
[edit]Ricks died from an illness on the morning of Sunday, February 20, 1944, in his Long Island estate. He was 64 at the time of his death.[2][12]
Personal life
[edit]Ricks lived in his estate, Chanticlare, in Flower Hill, New York, on Long Island's North Shore.[12][13][14][15] He was married to Sybil Ricks (née Hayward); the couple wed on February 11, 1909, in Niagara, New York.[2] The couple had four children: Jesse Jr., John, Jane, and James.[12][16][17]
Ricks was well-known for his avid interests in literature, music, and natural history. He was a member of the American Museum of Natural History, the Wilson Ornithological Society, and the American Forestry Association.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "FamilySearch.org". ancestors.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "J.J. Ricks, Ex-Head of Union Carbide; Chairman of the Board Helped Form Corporation in 1917 Dies in Plandome at 64 (Published 1944)". The New York Times. 1944-02-21. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ↑ "James B. Ricks" (PDF). Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission.
- ↑ Wagner, Franklin Allan; Yost, Fielding Harris; Ricks, Jesse Jay. (1901). The Michigan daily-news football yearbook. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Ann Arbor printing company.
- 1 2 3 4 "Edward Whitney, Union Carbide Aide Former General Counsel, One of Its Organizers in 1916, Dies – Lawyer Half Century". The New York Times. 1951-02-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- 1 2 3 "Mayer's $704,425 Tops 1941 Salaries; Film Leader, in Van for Second Year, Got Double Income of Clark Gable, Second Hill's Pay Cut Sharply American Tobacco Report to SEC Notes Court Ruling Reducing 'Incentive' Payments Mayer's $704,425 Tops 1941 Salaries". The New York Times. 1942-05-29. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- 1 2 Spelling per "Business: Best Years". Time. April 5, 1937. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
- 1 2 "General Electric has Drop in Profit; Net in Quarter Off From Year Before Despite New High Record in Sales $11,377,969 Income Total Charles E. Wilson, President of Company, Gives Data at Annual Meeting General Electric has Drop in Profit". The New York Times. 1941-04-16. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ↑ "Says Naval Orders Rocketed Salaries; Counsel Reports to House Group a 1934-41 Range of From 22 to 1,331 Per Cent 'Government Foots Bill' Toland Accuses Both Industry and Labor of Feeling 'What Do We Care About Cost'". The New York Times. 1942-03-26. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- 1 2 "Officers Elected by Union Carbide; J.J. Ricks Goes From President to Chairman – Succeeded by Benjamin O'Shea". The New York Times. 1941-05-28. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- 1 2 "Retirement Plan Ordered Changed; Court Approves an Offer of Settlement to Save Union Carbide $653,744". The New York Times. 1942-06-26. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- 1 2 3 "J. J. Ricks, Ex-Head Of Union Carbide". The New York Times. February 21, 1944. p. 15. ProQuest 106959751.
- ↑ "Organ Donated to Hofstra". Newsday. July 10, 1968. p. 25. ProQuest 915142313.
Mrs. Ricks, a volunteer church organist, played the pipe organ at regular Sunday gatherings of friends at their 42-room Flower Hill Estate [Chanticlare]
- ↑ "Tour of L.I. Homes to Aid Smith Club: College Scholarship Fund to Benefit From 'Living With History' Event on May 7". The New York Times. April 18, 1957. p. 26. ProQuest 114038530.
- ↑ Kass, Jane (May 18, 1965). "Mansion Spared as Homes Rise on Estate". Newsday. p. 49. ProQuest 964248131.
- ↑ "MISS Jane H. Ricks Engaged to Marry; Plandome Girl to Become the Bride of Wilfred S. King of This City. Announcement at Party Supper Given by Mr. and Mrs. Jesse J. Ricks, Parents of the Bride-to-Be". The New York Times. 1934-12-24. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ↑ "Grand Judy to get Rick's Pistol Case; Son of Industrialist Found He Had a Police Gun in Pocket After Meeting Officer in Cafe". The New York Times. 1937-04-02. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-26.