J. T. Picken

James Thomson Picken Sr. was a Scottish-Australian businessman.

Picken was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1856.[1] He later emigrated to Australia and settled in Melbourne about 1875.[1]

In 1896, he established the privately-owned publishers, J.T. Picken Ltd Printers, of which he was chairman. His sons, James Jr and J. Harvie Picken would join the family business.

The family also operated canning and packaging businesses. They amalgamated 5 companies into the one, Containers Ltd, which was incorporated in 1949.[2] In 1952, the company went public.[2] In 1981, it was taken over by Australian Paper Mills (APM),[2] which would later become. Amcor Limited.

In 1923, Picken was president of the Royal Caledonian Society.[1] Picken also had a large Robert Burns collection which he donated to Scotch College.[3]

Picken died on 22 December 1925.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "J T Picken Dead". The Herald. Melbourne, Australia. 23 December 1925. p. 1. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b c Sinclair, E.K. (1990). The Spreading Tree, A history of APM and Amcor 1844–1989. Allen and Unwin. pp. 226–227. ISBN 0 04 442355 1.
  3. ^ "Obituaries". Great Scot (September 2008). Scotch College. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Personal". The Australasian. Melbourne, Australia. 30 January 1926. p. 273. Retrieved 21 March 2026.

Bibliography

  • E.K. Sinclair, "The Spreading Tree, A history of APM and Amcor 1844-1989", Allen and Unwin, 1990
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