J. Hartwell Hillman Sr. | |
Birth Name: | John Hartwell Hillman |
Birth Date: | 27 September 1841 |
Birth Place: | Montgomery County, Tennessee |
Death Place: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Occupation: | Businessman |
Children: | 3, including J. Hartwell Hillman Jr. |
Signature: | Signature of John Hartwell Hillman Sr. (1841–1911).png |
John Hartwell Hillman Sr. (1841–1911) was an American businessman and the founder of the Hillman Coal and Coke Company.
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".
He established the Hillman Coal and Coke Company, and J. H. Hillman & Sons, which was eventually run by his three sons.[3] 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] [4]
J. Hartwell Hillman Sr. died at his home in Pittsburgh on October 10, 1911.[1] [6]