Neal Dow Becker (February 13, 1883 – May 16, 1955) was an American manufacturer, attorney, and honorary consul general of

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in the United States.

Biography

Becker was born in Cherry Creek, New York on February 13, 1883. He graduated from

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in 1905. While at Cornell, he was a member of the

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and the Debate Team. He was also elected into the Sphinx Head Society at Cornell. Becker then practiced law in New York City. He served as honorary consul general of Bulgaria in the United States from 1923 to 1933. Becker served as a trustee of Cornell University and was chairman of the Board from 1947 to 1953. He was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and he was a co-founder of the American Australian Association in 1948. He married Iva E. Smith in 1909. After her death, he remarried to Charlotte Allen in 1954. Becker died from a heart attack at his home in Manhattan on May 16, 1955.

References

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