Background
Beckers, William Kurt was born on May 2, 1900 in Elberfeld, Germany. Son of William Gerard and Antoinette (Pothen) Beckers. came to the United States, 1902, naturalized, 1914.
Beckers, William Kurt was born on May 2, 1900 in Elberfeld, Germany. Son of William Gerard and Antoinette (Pothen) Beckers. came to the United States, 1902, naturalized, 1914.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, 1924; student, Columbia Graduate School Economics, 1925.
With, Spencer Trask & Company. New York City, 1925;
partner, Spencer Trask & Company. New York City, 1929;
partner, Hornblower & Weeks (merger with Spencer Trask & Company)
partner, Loeb, Rhoads (merged with Hornblower & Weeks)
then senior vice president, Shearson Lehman Brothers, E.F. Hutton (merger with previous firms).
Director Mohawk Paper Mills, Inc.
Board governors New York Stock Exchange, 1938-1942, 44-47, vice chairman board, 1947-1950. Member of University, Maidstone.
Married Annadel Kelly, April 20, 1929 (deceased July 1985). Children: Antoinette (Mistress Robert W. Macnamara), Annadel (Mistress James Timpson).