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Richard King Mellon (June 19, 1899 – June 3, 1970), [1] commonly known as R.K., was an American financier, general, and philanthropist from Ligonier, Pennsylvania, and part of the Mellon family. Biography
The Richard King Mellon Foundation was created by Richard King Mellon in 1947. It primarily works in Pennsylvania to preserve and restore the area's natural environment. [5] In 2001 the foundation donated two tracts of land, totaling 61,633 acres, to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) for the Maurepas Swamp WMA.
Richard Prosser Mellon (1939–2020) ∞ (1) Gertrude Adams (1939–2003) [24] (2) Kathryn Dybdal Richard Adams Mellon ∞ Alex Mellon; Armour Negley Mellon ∞ Sophie Mellon; Cassandra King Mellon (b. 1940) ∞ (1) George M. Henderson ∞ (2) 1979: Edwin Van Rensselaer Milbury Christina Mellon Henderson ∞ 1996: Scott Robert McBroom
Five years later, Mellon's younger brother, Richard B. Mellon, joined T. Mellon & Sons as a co-owner and vice president. [13] During the 1880s, Mellon began to expand the bank's activities. Along with Frick, Mellon gained control of the Pittsburgh National Bank of Commerce, a national bank that was authorized to print banknotes. Mellon also ...
Melanie Mellon, left, watches as her husband, M. Richard Mellon, shakes hands with state Rep. Jake Banta during a meeting Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, at Banta's North East office.
The second category, the second to eighth richest individuals, included Andrew Mellon's son, daughter, niece, and nephew. Wealthiest Americans included a total of seven members of the Rockefeller family , five members of the Ford family , four members of the Du Pont family (and a non-family DuPont executive), and four General Motors executives.
Marvin Dunn, one of Florida’s most esteemed historians, will broaden the scope of his “Teach the Truth” tours thanks to a $1.5 million grant courtesy of the Mellon Foundation. The funding ...
The Mellon family is a wealthy and influential family originally of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., and its vicinity.. In addition to their ownership of Mellon Bank as well as founding both Kennywood Park and Idlewild Park, they were long known for their de facto control of Gulf Oil, Alcoa, Koppers, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Reviewnewspaper, Westinghouse, and major influence in H.J. Heinz ...