Richard Mellon Scaife
American Mellon family heir, and newspaper owner (1932–2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Mellon Scaife (/skeɪf/; July 3, 1932 – July 4, 2014) was an American billionaire, a principal heir to the Mellon banking, oil, and aluminum fortune, and the owner and publisher of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. In 2005, Scaife was number 238 on the Forbes 400, with a personal fortune of $1.2 billion. By 2013, Scaife had dropped to number 371 on the listing, with a personal fortune of $1.4 billion.
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Born | (1932-07-03)July 3, 1932 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | July 4, 2014(2014-07-04) (aged 82) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Education | Yale University University of Pittsburgh |
Employer | Owner of Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
Known for | Conservative political involvement Newspaper owner Mellon family heir |
Political party | Republican |
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Children | 2 |
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Relatives | Cordelia Scaife May (sister) |
Website | www |
During his life, Scaife was known for his financial support of conservative public policy organizations over the past four decades. He provided support for conservative and libertarian causes in the United States, mostly through the private, nonprofit foundations he controlled: the Sarah Scaife Foundation, Carthage Foundation, and Allegheny Foundation, and until 2001, the Scaife Family Foundation, now controlled by son David.[4][5]