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Thomas Carnegie, age 12, with his older brother, Andrew. His older brother Andrew made a good deal of money from stock investing, and in 1853 purchased their rented home on Rebecca Street. [18] In 1858, after Andrew had been appointed Thomas Scott's assistant, the Carnegie family sold their Rebecca Street home and bought a large home in Altoona ...
Lucy Carnegie Ricketson was a granddaughter of Thomas M. Carnegie, brother and business partner of the steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.She was born in New York City to Oliver Garrison Ricketson and Margaret Coleman Ricketson (née Carnegie), and moved with her parents when she was three years old to Cumberland Island, [3] located off the southern coast of Georgia, directly ...
In 1843 Stafford acquired 4,200 acres (1,700 ha) from P.M. Nightingale, a Greene descendant who retained Dungeness. The primary crop was Sea Island cotton. [2] Stafford Cemetery. Robert Stafford died in 1877. His heirs sold the property to Thomas M. Carnegie and his wife Lucy, who had also acquired Dungeness. [2]
Andrew Carnegie; Louise Whitfield Carnegie; Thomas M. Carnegie; Charles Carnegie (politician) Charles Carnegie, 4th Earl of Southesk; Charles Carnegie, 10th Earl of Southesk; Charles Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk
The Saguaro cactus's scientific name, Carnegiea gigantea, is named after him. The Carnegie Medal for the best children's literature published in the UK was established in his name. The Carnegie Faculty of Sport and Education, at Leeds Beckett University, UK, is named after him. The concert halls in Dunfermline and New York are named after him.
After his promotions Frick worked with Carnegie to reorganize much of business. Frick organized many improvements including a buy out of the Duquesne Steel works. Frick acted to combine "Carnegie Brothers & Company, Limited" and "Carnegie, Phipps & Company" into a single company newly named Carnegie Steel Company, Limited on July 1, 1892. [3]
Homewood was founded in 1832 by Judge William Wilkins. [4] The earliest black residents moved into the sparsely-populated area in the aftermath of the Civil War. [5] Homewood was annexed by the city of Pittsburgh on December 1, 1884 [4] and held in those years mainly estates for the wealthy, being the Pittsburgh residence of industrialists Andrew Carnegie and Thomas M. Carnegie until the late ...
Lucy Carnegie had additional estates built on the island for her children. These include: Greyfield, built in 1900, now a private inn owned by the Carnegie family. Plum Orchard, donated to the National Park Service in 1972, which maintains it and gives daily tours. Stafford Plantation, privately owned by members of the Carnegie family. The ...