Background
Dickinson, Alfred James was born on December 19, 1916 in Eufaula, Alabama, United States. Son of Alfred J. and Bertha (Trotter) Dickinson.
Dickinson, Alfred James was born on December 19, 1916 in Eufaula, Alabama, United States. Son of Alfred J. and Bertha (Trotter) Dickinson.
Bachelor of Arts, University Richmond (Virginia), 1937; Master of Business Administration, Harvard, 1939.
Assistant to comptroller, Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corporation, Richmond, Virginia, 1939-1941; vice president, Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corporation, 1952-1956; vice president, assistant to president, Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corporation, 1956-1957; vice president, Freeport Sulphur Company, 1957-1960; executive vice president, W.M. Brown & Son, Inc., Richmond, 1960-1963; Chairman, Board Of Directors, Alfred J. Dickinson, Inc., Richmond, since 1963. Special agent Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1941-1944.
Served as captain United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1944-1946. Member Sons of the American Revolution, Society Cincinnati (Virginia), Jamestowne Society, Harvard Business School Alumni Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Gamma Delta. Clubs: Country of Virginia, Commonwealth.
Married Elsie Vick Mattingly, March 21, 1942. Children— Alfred James IV, Paul Mattingly, Elsie Stringfellow, Mary Bridgers.
