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Andrew William Mellon ( / ˈmɛlən /; March 24, 1855 – August 26, 1937), known also as A. W. Mellon, was an American banker, businessman, industrialist, philanthropist, art collector, and politician. From the wealthy Mellon family of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he established a vast business empire before moving into politics.
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May 25, 2022 · Andrew W. Mellon, born in 1855 and died in 1937, was an American businessman and statesman. He served as secretary of the treasury under three Republican presidents—Harding, Coolidge, and...
Oct 14, 2019 · The Rise and Fall of Andrew Mellon. He was America’s most powerful businessman and the Treasury secretary throughout the 1920s. His corruption would lead to an impeachment inquiry. by Matt Stoller.
Andrew W. Mellon. Mellon National Bank. 1882–1921. Industry: Finance. Era: pre-1900. Mellon took over his family’s small private bank and turned it into one of the largest sources of venture capital in American history. Mellon played a substantial role in supplying capital for expanding industries, especially steel and oil.
Born in 1855, he was a banker and venture capitalist who held investments in 300 companies during his lifetime, including the Aluminum Company of America, or Alcoa, the chemical company Koppers, the Carborundum Company, and Westinghouse Electric.
Source of Fortune: Finance. Manufacturing. Philanthropic Focus: Arts. Higher Education. Andrew Mellon was one of the most prominent financiers in American history. Mellon investments helped launch the aluminum, coke, and carborundum industries; by the 1920s, he paid the third-highest income tax in the United States.
