Background
McFarland, Richard M. was born on September 10, 1923 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of George Fiske and Phillys C. (Macomber) McFarland.
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McFarland, Richard M. was born on September 10, 1923 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of George Fiske and Phillys C. (Macomber) McFarland.
Bachelor in Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1944. Postgraduate University of Michigan, 1946-1947.
Production supervisor Éleuthère Irénée duPont, 1947-1951. Manager agricultural chemical market research BreaChem. (California) subsidiary Union Oil Corporation, 1953-1955.
Product manager chemical div.FMC Corporation, New York City, 1955-1959. Manager marketing development Texas Butadiene & Chemical, New York City, 1959-1960. President Cumberland Chemical Corporation, New York City, 1960-1967.
General manager inorganic division Wyandotte Chemical Company (Michigan), 1967-1969. Associate Heidrick & Struggles, Inc., New York City, 1969-1972, vice president, 1972-1981. Founder, president Brissenden, McFarland, Wagoner & Fuccella, Inc. and predecessors, Stamford, Connecticut, 1981-1994.
Ensign United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, lieutenant commander, 1951-1953.
Ensign United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, lieutenant Commander, 1951-1953. Member Cedar Point, Yacht Club, Lambda Chi Alpha.
Married Virginia Fitz-Randolph Ripley, December 6, 1947. Children: Richard Macomber, Kirk, Jane.
