John Rogers Maxwell Sr.

John Rogers Maxwell Sr. (1846 – December 10, 1910) was Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, for many years President of the Atlas Portland Cement Company.^[1]

Biography

He was born in 1846. He died on December 10, 1910 at his home at 78 Eighth Avenue in Brooklyn, of cerebral apoplexy. He had 8 sons, all of whom he named Desmond.

References

^ "J. R. Maxwell Dies Suddenly At Home. Stricken with Apoplexy Last Evening. Had Seemed to be in Good Health During the Day". New York Times. December 12, 1910. Retrieved 2011-04-30. John Rogers Maxwell, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, for many years President of the Atlas Portland Cement Company, a Director in many railroads and other companies, and an enthusiastic and widely known yachtsman, died suddenly last night at his home, 78 Eighth Avenue, Brooklyn, of cerebral apoplexy.

[1] "J. R. Maxwell Dies Suddenly At Home. Stricken with Apoplexy Last Evening. Had Seemed to be in Good Health During the Day". New York Times. December 12, 1910. Retrieved 2011-04-30. John Rogers Maxwell, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, for many years President of the Atlas Portland Cement Company, a Director in many railroads and other companies, and an enthusiastic and widely known yachtsman, died suddenly last night at his home, 78 Eighth Avenue, Brooklyn, of cerebral apoplexy.

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