Richard king mellon biography

The Mellon family is a wealthy and influential American family from Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania. The family includes Andrew Mellon , one of the longest serving U. Treasury Secretaries , along with famous members in the judicial, banking, financial, business, and political professions. Other notable figures include the prominent banker, R. Mellon , and his son R.

Mellon , who provided funding and leadership for the first Pittsburgh Renaissance.

Richard king mellon foundation

The family's wealth originated with Mellon Bank , founded in by Archibald's grandson, Thomas Mellon. Under the direction of Thomas's son, Andrew William Mellon, the Mellons became principal investors and majority owners of Gulf Oil which merged with Chevron Corporation in , Alcoa since , The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review since , Koppers since , New York Shipbuilding — and Carborundum Corporation , [ 2 ] as well as their major financial and ownership influence on Westinghouse Electric , [ 3 ] H.

Heinz Company , [ citation needed ] Newsweek , U. Carnegie Mellon University , and its Mellon College of Science , is named in honor of the family, as well as for its founder, Andrew Carnegie , who was a close associate of the Mellons. The Mellon family are members of the Episcopal Church. The following is a list of companies in which the Mellon family have held a controlling or otherwise significant interest.