Andrew mellon biography

Andrew Mellon

American banker, businessman, industrialist, philanthropist and art collector
Date of Birth: 24.03.1855
Country: USA

Content:
  1. Biography of Andrew Mellon
  2. Early Business Ventures
  3. Success and Philanthropy
  4. Minister of Finance
  5. Personal Life and Philanthropy

Biography of Andrew Mellon

Andrew William Mellon was an American banker, businessman, industrialist, philanthropist, and art collector.

Andrew W. Mellon (1921 - 1932) - U.S. Department of the Treasury

Born on March 24, 1855, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Mellon's father, Thomas Mellon, was an Irish-Scottish immigrant who was a banker and judge, and his mother was Sarah Jane Negley Mellon. He graduated from the Western University of Pennsylvania in 1873.

Early Business Ventures

Mellon showed his financial acumen from a young age.

In 1872, with his father's assistance, he opened a business selling and manufacturing lumber and coal, which soon became profitable. He also joined his father's firm, T. Mellon & Sons, in 1880, and expanded their industrial ac Richard B. Mellon KIPU