Richard B. Mellon

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Richard B. Mellon was an American banker, industrialist, and philanthropist from the prominent Mellon family who played a major role in early 20th-century finance and industry.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf banker
business executive
human
industrialist
philanthropist
activeIn early 20th-century American finance
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer Alcoa
Gulf Oil
Mellon Bank
familyName Mellon
father Thomas Mellon
fieldOfWork banking
finance
industry
philanthropy
fullName Richard Beatty Mellon
givenName Richard NERFINISHED
memberOf Mellon family
mother Sarah Jane Negley Mellon
notableFamilyConnection prominent member of the Mellon banking dynasty
notableFor large-scale philanthropy in western Pennsylvania
major role in early 20th-century finance and industry
notableWork development of Mellon Bank
leadership in early 20th-century American finance and industry
philanthropic support for educational and civic institutions in Pittsburgh
occupation banker
business executive
industrialist
philanthropist
placeOfBirth Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
positionHeld director of Alcoa
director of Gulf Oil
president of Mellon Bank
residence Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
sibling Andrew W. Mellon


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