Andrew Mellon
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Economics
- Subcategories: Business, Trade, Commerce, Industry, Manufacturing, Factories, Philanthropy, Philanthropists, Banks, Banking, Finance
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: Through a combination of caution and shrewd investment, Mellon became one of the three richest men in the United States. He was called “the greatest Secretary of the Treasury since Alexander Hamilton.”
Early Life
Andrew William Mellon was born March 24, 1855, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His mother, née Sarah Jane Negley, was the daughter of a distinguished landed family in the Pittsburgh area. His father, Thomas Mellon, the son of an Ulster immigrant, started life as a poor farm boy and ended it as a millionaire. Andrew was the...
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