William Davis Ticknor Sr. (January 11, 1881 – March 24, 1938) was president and chairman of the board of Commercial Solvents Corporation.
[1][2][3] He was also president of Commercial Pigments Corporation.
On August 3, 1906, he married Ella Frances Wattles (1880–1963) in Canton, Massachusetts.
[1] He died on March 24, 1938, in Englewood, New Jersey.
[5] In 1946, his son, William Davis Ticknor Jr., was appointed manager of the export division of Commercial Solvents Corporation.