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Henry Clay Frick (December 19, 1849 – December 2, 1919) was an American industrialist, financier, and art patron.He founded the H. C. Frick & Company coke manufacturing company, was chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company and played a major role in the formation of the giant U.S. Steel manufacturing concern.
Robber baron is a term first applied as social criticism by 19th century muckrakers and others to certain wealthy, powerful, and unethical 19th-century American businessmen. The term appeared in that use as early as the August 1870 issue of The Atlantic Monthly [ 1 ] magazine.
In 1957, Fortune magazine developed a list of the seventy-six wealthiest Americans, which was published in many American newspapers. [6] Jean Paul Getty, when asked his reaction to being named wealthiest American and whether he was worth a billion dollars, said, "You know, if you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars" and then added, "But remember, a billion dollars isn't ...
Andrew Carnegie placed industrialist Henry Clay Frick in charge of his company's operations in 1881. Frick resolved to break the union at Homestead. "The mills have never been able to turn out the product they should, owing to being held back by the Amalgamated men," he complained in a letter to Carnegie. [13]
Coke, a fuel derived from coal, was essential for iron smelting, which in turn supported the booming steel industry. Industrialists like Henry Clay Frick capitalized on this demand, [3] establishing extensive coke works and utilizing a large labor force, often composed of Eastern European immigrants who worked under harsh conditions. Labor ...
Henry Clay Frick was the chairman of Carnegie Steele when the Titanic was built, so complimentary tickets were gifted to him and his wife. His wife sprained her ankle while they were touring Italy ...
The Robber Barons: The Great American Capitalists, ... Skrabec, Quentin R. Jr. Henry Clay Frick: The life of the perfect capitalist (McFarland, 2010). online;
[233] GQ magazine said that "the most renowned—and probably best—combined house and art collection of a so-called 'robber baron' is that of Henry Clay Frick". [422] Bryan Miller of the Times wrote in 1987 that there were "artistic gems in every room", [423] and Grace Glueck of the same paper called it "the enclave of masterpieces". [187]