Industrialist, conservationist, photographer and filmmaker. Meriden alderman and city councilman in the 1920s. State senator, 13th district, 1926. President pro tem of the state senate in 1928 and CT State treasurer, 1930-1932. Connecticut Lieutenant Governor from 1933-1935. Yale graduate. First Lieutenant World War I. He was awarded the Chevalier French Legion of Honor Croix de Guerre.
1891 – 1975
Soldier, sportsman, conservationist, corporate executive, community benefactor, politician, wildlife photographer – Roy Wilcox was all these things, and more.
Born in Meriden on Dec. 24, 1891, he lived a rich, full life of 83 years. His interest in wildlife began in boyhood. He graduated from Yale University, enlisted in the French Army in World War I, and served later in the American Army. The Republic of France awarded him the Croix de Guerre.
Starting as a salesman for the International Silver Company in 1913, he rose to become its executive vice president in 1935. A republican in politics, he served in the State Senate, was elected state treasurer, and, in 1933, lieutenant governor under Democratic Governor Wilbur L. Cross.
In 1957 Roy Wilcox retired from his corporate responsibilities to devote himself to photographing wildlife, a field which he had previously practiced only as a hobby. His many films of woods, waters, and waysides won honors for excellence and were distributed nationwide. He became recognized as one of the foremost conservationists at a time when few people knew the meaning of the word ecology.
A leader in every field into which he ventured, Roy Wilcox was honored as a prophet in his own time and respected by the people of Meriden among whom he spent his life.
For a complete listing of all of our recipients, visit our website at WWW.MERIDENHALLOFFAME.ORG
1891 – 1975
Soldier, sportsman, conservationist, corporate executive, community benefactor, politician, wildlife photographer – Roy Wilcox was all these things, and more.
Born in Meriden on Dec. 24, 1891, he lived a rich, full life of 83 years. His interest in wildlife began in boyhood. He graduated from Yale University, enlisted in the French Army in World War I, and served later in the American Army. The Republic of France awarded him the Croix de Guerre.
Starting as a salesman for the International Silver Company in 1913, he rose to become its executive vice president in 1935. A republican in politics, he served in the State Senate, was elected state treasurer, and, in 1933, lieutenant governor under Democratic Governor Wilbur L. Cross.
In 1957 Roy Wilcox retired from his corporate responsibilities to devote himself to photographing wildlife, a field which he had previously practiced only as a hobby. His many films of woods, waters, and waysides won honors for excellence and were distributed nationwide. He became recognized as one of the foremost conservationists at a time when few people knew the meaning of the word ecology.
A leader in every field into which he ventured, Roy Wilcox was honored as a prophet in his own time and respected by the people of Meriden among whom he spent his life.
For a complete listing of all of our recipients, visit our website at WWW.MERIDENHALLOFFAME.ORG
Industrialist, conservationist, photographer and filmmaker. Meriden alderman and city councilman in the 1920s. State senator, 13th district, 1926. President pro tem of the state senate in 1928 and CT State treasurer, 1930-1932. Connecticut Lieutenant Governor from 1933-1935. Yale graduate. First Lieutenant World War I. He was awarded the Chevalier French Legion of Honor Croix de Guerre.
1891 – 1975
Soldier, sportsman, conservationist, corporate executive, community benefactor, politician, wildlife photographer – Roy Wilcox was all these things, and more.
Born in Meriden on Dec. 24, 1891, he lived a rich, full life of 83 years. His interest in wildlife began in boyhood. He graduated from Yale University, enlisted in the French Army in World War I, and served later in the American Army. The Republic of France awarded him the Croix de Guerre.
Starting as a salesman for the International Silver Company in 1913, he rose to become its executive vice president in 1935. A republican in politics, he served in the State Senate, was elected state treasurer, and, in 1933, lieutenant governor under Democratic Governor Wilbur L. Cross.
In 1957 Roy Wilcox retired from his corporate responsibilities to devote himself to photographing wildlife, a field which he had previously practiced only as a hobby. His many films of woods, waters, and waysides won honors for excellence and were distributed nationwide. He became recognized as one of the foremost conservationists at a time when few people knew the meaning of the word ecology.
A leader in every field into which he ventured, Roy Wilcox was honored as a prophet in his own time and respected by the people of Meriden among whom he spent his life.
For a complete listing of all of our recipients, visit our website at WWW.MERIDENHALLOFFAME.ORG
1891 – 1975
Soldier, sportsman, conservationist, corporate executive, community benefactor, politician, wildlife photographer – Roy Wilcox was all these things, and more.
Born in Meriden on Dec. 24, 1891, he lived a rich, full life of 83 years. His interest in wildlife began in boyhood. He graduated from Yale University, enlisted in the French Army in World War I, and served later in the American Army. The Republic of France awarded him the Croix de Guerre.
Starting as a salesman for the International Silver Company in 1913, he rose to become its executive vice president in 1935. A republican in politics, he served in the State Senate, was elected state treasurer, and, in 1933, lieutenant governor under Democratic Governor Wilbur L. Cross.
In 1957 Roy Wilcox retired from his corporate responsibilities to devote himself to photographing wildlife, a field which he had previously practiced only as a hobby. His many films of woods, waters, and waysides won honors for excellence and were distributed nationwide. He became recognized as one of the foremost conservationists at a time when few people knew the meaning of the word ecology.
A leader in every field into which he ventured, Roy Wilcox was honored as a prophet in his own time and respected by the people of Meriden among whom he spent his life.
For a complete listing of all of our recipients, visit our website at WWW.MERIDENHALLOFFAME.ORG
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