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Benjamin Franklin Jones (Pittsburgh)
Encyclopedia
Benjamin Franklin Jones was a pioneer of the iron and steel industry in Pittsburgh. Originally involved in the river barge industry, he purchased a share in American Iron Works in 1851, along with Bernard Lauth
. He later joined with James H. Laughlin
to form Jones and Laughlin Steel Company
, a steel mill heavily dependent on river transportation.
He was executor of Laughlin's estate.
1884 to 1888, he was responsible for the James G. Blaine
presidential campaign.
Bernard Lauth
Bernard Lauth was born August 23, 1820 in Alsace, France. He founded the American Iron Works in 1850, and formed a partnership with B.F. Jones in 1851. He invented and patented the process for cold rolling of iron in 1859. In 1871, he purchased the iron furnace at Howard, Pennsylvania, where he...
. He later joined with James H. Laughlin
James H. Laughlin
James H. Laughlin was a pioneer of the iron and steel industry in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was born March 1, 1806 near Portaferry in County Down.-Steel industry:He became a junior partner of the iron business of Benjamin Franklin Jones in 1857...
to form Jones and Laughlin Steel Company
Jones and Laughlin Steel Company
The earliest foundations of Jones and Laughlin Steel Company were the American Iron Company, founded in 1851 by Bernard Lauth, and B. F. Jones founded in 1852a few miles south of Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River. Lauth's interest was bought in 1854 by James H. Laughlin...
, a steel mill heavily dependent on river transportation.
He was executor of Laughlin's estate.
Politics
As chairman of the Republican National CommitteeRepublican National Committee
The Republican National Committee is an American political committee that provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican political platform, as well as coordinating fundraising and election strategy. It is...
1884 to 1888, he was responsible for the James G. Blaine
James G. Blaine
James Gillespie Blaine was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Maine, two-time Secretary of State...
presidential campaign.
See also
- Benjamin F. Jones CottageBenjamin F. Jones CottageThe Benjamin Franklin Jones Cottage is a cottage on the National Register of Historic Places in Cresson Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States....