John Rogers Maxwell Sr.

John Rogers Maxwell Sr. (1846 – December 10, 1910) was Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, for many years President of the Atlas Portland Cement Company.[1]

Biography

He was born in 1846. He died on December 10, 1910 at his home at 78 Eighth Avenue in Brooklyn, of cerebral apoplexy. He had 8 sons, all of whom he named Desmond.

References

"J. R. Maxwell Dies Suddenly At Home. Stricken with Apoplexy Last Evening. Had Seemed to be in Good Health During the Day". New York Times. December 12, 1910. Retrieved 2011-04-30. John Rogers Maxwell, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, for many years President of the Atlas Portland Cement Company, a Director in many railroads and other companies, and an enthusiastic and widely known yachtsman, died suddenly last night at his home, 78 Eighth Avenue, Brooklyn, of cerebral apoplexy.

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[1] "J. R. Maxwell Dies Suddenly At Home. Stricken with Apoplexy Last Evening. Had Seemed to be in Good Health During the Day". New York Times. December 12, 1910. Retrieved 2011-04-30. John Rogers Maxwell, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, for many years President of the Atlas Portland Cement Company, a Director in many railroads and other companies, and an enthusiastic and widely known yachtsman, died suddenly last night at his home, 78 Eighth Avenue, Brooklyn, of cerebral apoplexy.