Benjamin Franklin Jones (industrialist)

Benjamin Franklin Jones (August 8, 1824 – May 19, 1903) was a pioneer of the iron and steel industry in Pittsburgh, United States.[1] Originally involved in the river barge industry, he purchased a share in American Iron Works in 1851, along with Bernard Lauth.[2] He later joined with James H. Laughlin to form Jones and Laughlin Steel Company, a steel mill heavily dependent on river transportation. The B.F. Jones Memorial Library in Aliquippa Pennsylvania, the site of J&L Steel's Aliquippa Works, was built in his honor with funds donated by his daughter.

Benjamin Jones
Chair of the Republican National Committee
In office
June 6, 1884  July 12, 1888
Preceded byDwight M. Sabin
Succeeded byMatt Quay
Personal details
Born
Benjamin Franklin Jones, Sr.

(1824-08-08)August 8, 1824
Claysville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 19, 1903(1903-05-19) (aged 78)
Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMary McMasters
Children1
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Biography

He was born on August 8, 1824, in Claysville, Pennsylvania. He married Mary McMasters and had a son, Benjamin Franklin Jones, Jr. From 1884 to 1888 he was chairman of the Republican National Committee. He died on May 19, 1903, in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania.

Legacy

He was executor of Laughlin's estate.[3]

Politics

As chairman of the Republican National Committee 1884 to 1888, he was responsible for the James G. Blaine presidential campaign.

See also

References

  1. "Family's Fourth". Time (April 13). April 13, 1936. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
  2. Swank, James Moore, ed. (1902). "Death of Hon. B.F. Jones". Statistics of the American and foreign iron trades for 1902. Annual statistical report of the American Iron and Steel Association. American Iron and Steel Association. Philadelphia: Allen, Lane & Scott. pp. 9–10. OCLC 7450172.
  3. "They want the road sold" (PDF). The New York Times. Pittsburgh. February 2, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved December 6, 2021.


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