Maxwell Wilber Becton was an American industrialist and businessman.
15 Facts About Maxwell Becton
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Maxwell Becton co-founded Becton, Dickinson and Company in 1897 with Fairleigh S Dickinson.
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Maxwell Becton moved to Boston in 1895 and co-founded Randall and Becton, a medical thermometer company.
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Maxwell Becton served as the company's secretary and treasurer, and later served as the chairman of the board.
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Maxwell Becton was vice president and a director of the Rutherford National Bank.
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Maxwell Becton was president of the Bergen County Chamber of Commerce.
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Maxwell Becton married Valarie Prentiss of Rutherford, New Jersey, in 1913.
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Maxwell Becton was a major donor to Fairleigh Dickerson College when it was established in 1941, allowing the construction of Maxwell Becton Hall.
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Maxwell Becton donated in his mother's memory to build a new building for the Woodington Methodist Church in Woodington, North Carolina.
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Maxwell Becton was a member of the Freemans, belonging to the Boiling Springs Lodge, the Knights Templar, and the Lafayette Commandery.
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Maxwell Becton was president of the Rutherford Rotary Club, a director of the YMCA, and a member the New York Southern Society.
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Maxwell Becton belonged to the New Jersey Senior Golf Association.
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Maxwell Becton had a stroke in 1943 and cut back on working.
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Maxwell Becton died in his home in Rutherford, New Jersey on January 2,1951, at the age of 83 years.
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Maxwell Becton was buried in the Hillside Cemetery in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.