J. Hartwell Hillman, Sr.
John Hartwell Hillman, Sr. (1840 - ) was an American businessman, the founder of the Hillman Coal and Coke Company.
Early life
He was born in Kentucky in 1840, the eldest son of Daniel C Hillman (1807-1885) and his first wife Ann Jones Marable.[1]
Career
He started his career in Nashville, Tennessee, before moving to Pittsburgh in the mid-1880s, where he "became one of the financial and industrial leaders".[2]
He established the Hillman Coal and Coke Company, and J. H. Hillman & Sons which was eventually run by his three sons.[3] Eventually, Hillman Coal and Coke Company became Pittsburgh Coke & Chemical, and is now Calgon Carbon.
Personal life
He married Sallie Murfree Frazer, and they had three sons.[4][3]
- John Hartwell Hillman, Jr. (1880-1959)
- Ernest Hillman (1883-1969), retired from Hillman Coal and Coke Company in 1945, then active in politics[2]
- James Frazier Hillman (1888-1972)
References
- ↑ "Todd County Kentucky Pioneers, Andersons, and Watsons". Rootsweb. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Ernest Hillman papers, 1928-1969". University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- 1 2 "About Elsie Hillman". University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ John F. Baker (5 January 2010). The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation: Stories of My Family's Journey to Freedom. Simon and Schuster. p. 270. ISBN 978-1-4165-6741-7. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
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