Marcellus Hartley Dodge Sr. | |
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Born | Marcellus Hartley Dodge February 28, 1881 New Jersey, US |
Died | December 25, 1963 Giralda Farms, New Jersey, US | (aged 82)
Education | Columbia University (BA) |
Occupation(s) | Owner and chairman of the Remington Arms Company |
Spouse | Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge |
Children | Marcellus Hartley Dodge Jr. |
Marcellus Hartley Dodge Sr. (February 28, 1881 – December 25, 1963) was the chairman of the board of Remington Arms Company and a member of the family associated with the Phelps Dodge Corporation. He was the president or director of several companies and the president of YMCA in the United States. He was a well-known philanthropist with significant donations to many institutions and organizations and he was a major contributor to the successful efforts to protect the Great Swamp.[1]