Fairleigh Dickinson, Jr.

Fairleigh S. Dickinson Jr. (Rutherford, New Jersey, c. 1920 - October 12 1996) was an American Republican Party politician who served as a member of the New Jersey Senate from 1968 to 1971. [ [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickinson.html#RF10P9GYL Fairleigh Sickinson, Jr.] , The Political Graveyard. Accessed October 13, 2007.] Stout, David. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9506E7D71531F934A25753C1A960958260 "Fairleigh S. Dickinson Jr., 76, Who Helped Save the Meadowlands"] , "The New York Times", October 17, 1996. Accessed October 14, 2007.]

Dickinson sponsored the 1969 legislation that created the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission.

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, now a huge 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.

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. He had homes on Martha's Vineyard and in Ridgewood, New Jersey.

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