Background
Becker, Owen Chauncey was born on September 29, 1875 in Grosvenors, New York, United States. Son of Stillman G. and Henrietta (Mosher) Becker.
Becker, Owen Chauncey was born on September 29, 1875 in Grosvenors, New York, United States. Son of Stillman G. and Henrietta (Mosher) Becker.
Educated Cobleskill high school (New York), Oneonta State Normal School (New York). Bachelor of Science, Wesleyan University, 1904. Student New York University Law.
Doctor of Laws, Hartwick College, 1949.
Admitted to New York State bar, 1908, and since practiced in Oneonta. Admitted to practice United States District Court 1913. Senior member firm Becker, Plowden-Wardlaw & Leamy.
Director, vice president Citizens National Bank & Trust Company of Oneonta since 1930. Trustee Wesleyan University. Director, vice president Farmers Museum.
Director National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. Trustee New York State History Association, Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, New York, Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital, Oneonta, New York, and Chairman of the Board Welch Thanksgiving Home for Aged, Cooperstown, New York.
Member Chi Psi.; Mason. Clubs: Kiwanis, Oneonta City, Oneonta Country.
Married Vera F. Peck, September 7, 1904. Children: Eleanor E. Getman, Henry W., Vera Lucille, Carol C. Jones.