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John Hartwell Hillman Sr. (1841–1911) was an American businessman and the founder of the Hillman Coal and Coke Company.
J. Hartwell Hillman Sr. | |
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Born | John Hartwell Hillman September 27, 1841 Montgomery County, Tennessee |
Died | October 10, 1911 70) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | (aged
Occupation | Businessman |
Spouse |
Sallie Murfree Frazer
(m. 1869) |
Children | 3, including J. Hartwell Hillman Jr. |
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He was born in Montgomery County, Tennessee on September 27, 1841, the eldest son of Daniel C. Hillman (1807–1885) and his first wife, Ann Jones Marable.[1][2]
He started his career in Nashville, Tennessee, before moving to Pittsburgh in the mid-1880s, where he "became one of the financial and industrial leaders".[3]
He established the Hillman Coal and Coke Company, and J. H. Hillman & Sons, which was eventually run by his three sons.[4] Hillman Coal and Coke Company later became Pittsburgh Coke & Chemical, and it is now Calgon Carbon.
He married Sallie Murfree Frazer on June 2, 1869, and they had three sons:[1][5][4]
J. Hartwell Hillman Sr. died at his home in Pittsburgh on October 10, 1911.[1][6]
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