J. Hartwell Hillman, Sr.
John Hartwell Hillman, Sr. (1840–) was an American businessman, the founder of the Hillman Coal and Coke Company.
Early life
He was born in Kentucky in 1840, the eldest son of Daniel C. Hillman (1807–1885) and his first wife Ann Jones Marable.[1]
Career
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".[2]
He established the Hillman Coal and Coke Company, and J. H. Hillman & Sons which was eventually run by his three sons.[3] Eventually, Hillman Coal and Coke Company became Pittsburgh Coke & Chemical, and is now Calgon Carbon.
Personal life
He married Sallie Murfree Frazer, and they had three sons.[4][3]
- John Hartwell Hillman, Jr. (1880–1959)
- Ernest Hillman (1883–1969), retired from Hillman Coal and Coke Company in 1945, then active in politics[2]
- James Frazier Hillman (1888–1972)
References
- ↑ "Todd County Kentucky Pioneers, Andersons, and Watsons". Rootsweb. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Ernest Hillman papers, 1928-1969". University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- 1 2 "About Elsie Hillman". University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ John F. Baker (5 January 2010). The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation: Stories of My Family's Journey to Freedom. Simon and Schuster. p. 270. ISBN 978-1-4165-6741-7. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
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