Background
Bickford, John Van Buren was born in 1934 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States.
Bickford, John Van Buren was born in 1934 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States.
Graduate, Virginia Poly Institute, 1955.
Manager sales office, Westmoreland Coal Sales Company, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1961-1969; district manager, Westmoreland Coal Sales Company, Cincinnati, 1969-1974; vice president, Westmoreland Coal Sales Company, Philadelphia, 1974-1981; president, Westmoreland Coal Sales Company, Philadelphia, 1981-1991. Board directors Eastern Coal and Coke Company.
Married Loretta Scott. Children: John, Junior, Cameron.