John S. Dickerson died yesterday at the Hotel Plaza, at the age of seventy-seven. He retired from business a generation ago and had been a member of the firm of Dickerson, Van Dusen & Co., metal importers, of this city. He was prominent in yachting circles, and was commonly known as the commodore.
In 1876 he represented the New York Yacht Club, defending the America's Cup with the schooner yacht Madeline, against the challenging yacht Countess of Dufferin. He was a member of the Union League and New York Athletic clubs. He was the oldest trustee of the Greenwich Savings Bank. Last week the directors presented a silver loving «up to him. He was the oldest trustee of the Northern Dispensary, and a director of the Colonial Trust Company. Mr. Dickerson leaves two sons, Frank D. and John S. Dickerson, Jr., and two daughters, Mrs. George Fullerton and Mrs. John G. Elliott. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at the [Baptist] Church of the Epiphany, Sixty-fourth street and [723] Madison avenue. The burial will be in Woodlawn.
Obit published in
THE GLOBE AND COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER, NEW YORK TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1904 page 4.
Available at FultonHistory.com
He was the husband of Julia Adelaide Dickerson and Emma Russell Dickerson.
In 1876 he represented the New York Yacht Club, defending the America's Cup with the schooner yacht Madeline, against the challenging yacht Countess of Dufferin. He was a member of the Union League and New York Athletic clubs. He was the oldest trustee of the Greenwich Savings Bank. Last week the directors presented a silver loving «up to him. He was the oldest trustee of the Northern Dispensary, and a director of the Colonial Trust Company. Mr. Dickerson leaves two sons, Frank D. and John S. Dickerson, Jr., and two daughters, Mrs. George Fullerton and Mrs. John G. Elliott. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at the [Baptist] Church of the Epiphany, Sixty-fourth street and [723] Madison avenue. The burial will be in Woodlawn.
Obit published in
THE GLOBE AND COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER, NEW YORK TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1904 page 4.
Available at FultonHistory.com
He was the husband of Julia Adelaide Dickerson and Emma Russell Dickerson.
John S. Dickerson died yesterday at the Hotel Plaza, at the age of seventy-seven. He retired from business a generation ago and had been a member of the firm of Dickerson, Van Dusen & Co., metal importers, of this city. He was prominent in yachting circles, and was commonly known as the commodore.
In 1876 he represented the New York Yacht Club, defending the America's Cup with the schooner yacht Madeline, against the challenging yacht Countess of Dufferin. He was a member of the Union League and New York Athletic clubs. He was the oldest trustee of the Greenwich Savings Bank. Last week the directors presented a silver loving «up to him. He was the oldest trustee of the Northern Dispensary, and a director of the Colonial Trust Company. Mr. Dickerson leaves two sons, Frank D. and John S. Dickerson, Jr., and two daughters, Mrs. George Fullerton and Mrs. John G. Elliott. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at the [Baptist] Church of the Epiphany, Sixty-fourth street and [723] Madison avenue. The burial will be in Woodlawn.
Obit published in
THE GLOBE AND COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER, NEW YORK TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1904 page 4.
Available at FultonHistory.com
He was the husband of Julia Adelaide Dickerson and Emma Russell Dickerson.
In 1876 he represented the New York Yacht Club, defending the America's Cup with the schooner yacht Madeline, against the challenging yacht Countess of Dufferin. He was a member of the Union League and New York Athletic clubs. He was the oldest trustee of the Greenwich Savings Bank. Last week the directors presented a silver loving «up to him. He was the oldest trustee of the Northern Dispensary, and a director of the Colonial Trust Company. Mr. Dickerson leaves two sons, Frank D. and John S. Dickerson, Jr., and two daughters, Mrs. George Fullerton and Mrs. John G. Elliott. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at the [Baptist] Church of the Epiphany, Sixty-fourth street and [723] Madison avenue. The burial will be in Woodlawn.
Obit published in
THE GLOBE AND COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER, NEW YORK TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1904 page 4.
Available at FultonHistory.com
He was the husband of Julia Adelaide Dickerson and Emma Russell Dickerson.
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