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Jesse Ricks

Jesse J. Ricks (May 15, 1879 – February 20, 1944) was an American lawyer and businessman best known for serving as the former President and Board Chairman of the Union Carbide and Carbon Company.

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Jesse J. Ricks (May 15, 1879 – February 20, 1944) was an American lawyer and businessman best known for serving as the former President and Board Chairman of the Union Carbide and Carbon Company.

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