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The facts about Andrew Mellon, other than his fortune, were exceedingly simple. Born at Pittsburgh in 1855, he was the son of a hard-headed Tyrone County Scotch-Irishman who -“ounded the banking ...
He also founded the Mellon Institute in Pittsburgh. In the 1960s, the school merged with Andrew Carnegie's Carnegie Institute of Technology to form what is now known as Carnegie Mellon University.
Of the nearly 80 people since Alexander Hamilton to hold the office of secretary of the treasury of the United States, my choice for the best of them is Andrew Mellon of Pittsburgh (1855–1937).
Andrew W. Mellon was one of the most successful financiers and businessmen in American history, served as Secretary of the Treasury for 11 years, and was a renowned philanthropist and creator of ...
The Richard King Mellon Foundation filed a complaint in U.S. Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday against the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for ...
A bottle of coveted whiskey with Pittsburgh roots is expected to go for up to $15,000 at an online auction.
The Mellon name certainly doesn’t go unrecognized in the Pittsburgh area. But a Mellon who might not get the recognition he fully deserves is Andrew Mellon. Sure, he’s hardly unknown ...
CBS News Pittsburgh MILLBROOK, N.Y. (KDKA) -- A castle built for Andrew Carnegie's daughter is hitting the auction block. Bidding for Migdale Castle in Millbrook, New York, begins on Thursday at 4 ...
Andrew Mellon, the Treasury secretary under three Republican presidents between 1921 and 1932, was one of the great bankers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Pittsburgh-based Richard King Mellon Foundation this week filed a federal lawsuit against the New York-based Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The trademark infringement complaint alleges that the ...
The massive Mellon Institute in Oakland has long been a staple of industrial research. Local folklore suggests there’s a mystery column buried nearby — is it true?