Thomas Mellon - Wikipedia
WEBThomas Mellon (February 3, 1813 – February 3, 1908) was a Scots-Irish American businessman, judge, and lawyer who was best known as the founder of Mellon Bank and patriarch of the Mellon family of Pittsburgh.
175 Years Later, The Mellons Have Never Been Richer. How'd ... - Forbes
WEBJul 8, 2014 · Most of America's Gilded Age fortunes have dissipated over time. Yet two centuries after Thomas Mellon arrived in America with his family, the Mellons are worth $12 billion.
Mellon family - Wikipedia
WEBThomas Mellon (1813–1908), judge and founder of the Mellon Bank; married Sarah Jane Negley of Pittsburgh. As a boy he decided to abandon his parents' farming lifestyle for law and banking in the city after reading Benjamin Franklin 's autobiography.
Thomas Mellon: Alumnus Who Founded a Dynasty - University …
WEBInspired by The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas A. Mellon decided in 1834 to enroll at the Western University of Pennsylvania rather than try to eke out a living on his family’s farm.
Thomas Mellon | American businessman | Britannica
WEBThomas Mellon. American businessman. Following the discovery, Thomas Mellon built the Gulf refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. The firm continued to develop oil fields in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, as well as in Mexico and Venezuela; by 1923 the Port Arthur refinery was the largest in the world. Gulf was the first…
How BNY Mellon Became A Towering Pillar Of Global Finance
WEBApr 22, 2024 · Thomas Mellon arrived in America in 1818 when his family immigrated from Ireland, settling in Western Pennsylvania. Leaving the family farm for the rapidly expanding city of Pittsburgh, he...
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WEBDiscover what Thomas Mellon's childhood was like in Ulster. Liam Campbell, Director of the Mellon Centre for Migration Studies, takes us through the landscape that he wrote about in his memoir.
Thomas Mellon - University of Pittsburgh Press
WEBThomas Mellon was a distinguished and highly successful Pittsburgh entrepreneur, judge, and banker. Two of his sons, Andrew William and Richard Beatty, were to join Henry Ford and John D. Rockefeller as the four wealthiest men in the United States.
The Judge: A Life of Thomas Mellon, Founder of a Fortune
WEBMay 24, 2011 · Offering a singular and insightful characterization of the Scotch-Irish value system that governed the patriarch's work and life, James Mellon captures the judge's complexities and contradictions, revealing him as a truly human figure.
Thomas Mellon And His Times - University of Pittsburgh Press
WEBThomas Mellon was a distinguished and highly successful Pittsburgh entrepreneur, judge, and banker. Two of his sons, Andrew William and Richard Beatty, were to join Henry Ford and John D. Rockefeller as the four wealthiest men in the United States.
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