William Ellis Corey Explained

William Ellis Corey
Birth Date:4 May 1866
Spouse:
Term Start2:1901
Term End2:1903
Term Start:1903
Term End:1911

William Ellis Corey (May 4, 1866 – May 11, 1934) was president of the Carnegie Steel Company from 1901 to 1903, and was president of U.S. Steel from 1903 to 1911.

Biography

He was born in Braddock, Pennsylvania in 1866.[1] In 1883, he married Laura Cook, whom he met when she worked for his family,[2] and they had one son, Allan Corey. In 1906, Laura filed for divorce in Reno, Nevada, charging that William had deserted her in May 1905.[3] Laura was awarded custody of Allan[4] and a settlement of $3,000,000 (approximately $ today).[5] After the divorce, William married an actress, Mabelle Gilman[6] on May 14, 1907,[7] and in 1914 Laura married Lenn A. Duckworth.[8] In 1911, Corey resigned his position as president of U.S. Steel.[1] In 1923, Mabelle and William were divorced.[9]

He died in Manhattan, New York City on May 11, 1934.[10] [11]

City of Corey, Alabama

The city of Fairfield, Alabama, was originally named for Corey in 1910 by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company (TCI), which built the city as a model city for workers at the company's nearby Fairfield Works. The negative publicity from Corey's divorce prompted U.S. Steel, which had taken over TCI, to rename the city for the company president's hometown in Connecticut.[12]

Notes and References

  1. News: Corey Resigns: Steel Corporation to Do Without a President, Has Served Seven Year. 22 September 2013. The Citizen (Honesdale, Pennsylvania). 6 January 1911.
  2. News: The Coreys - A Story of Love That Fled When Poverty Fled. 22 September 2013. The Spokane Press. 27 Dec 1905. 4.
  3. News: One "Captain of Industry". 22 September 2013. The Commoner (Lincoln, Nebraska). 22 June 1906. 3.
  4. News: Wife of Millionaire Steel King Given Divorce Decree: Mrs. Wm. E. Corey Secures Separation from Husband in Nevada - No Contest Made. 22 September 2013. Perrysburg (OH), Journal. 3 Aug 1906.
  5. News: Divorce Costs Steel King Corey $3,000,000. 22 September 2013. The San Francisco Call. 1 Aug 2006. 1.
  6. Web site: Mabelle Gilman, performer. 22 September 2013.
  7. News: Former Actress and Steel King Wed in New York. 22 September 2013. The San Francisco Call. 14 May 1907. 10.
  8. News: Dan Cupid Tips Off Her Second Marriage: Mrs. Laura Cook Corey, Noted Divorcee, and Lenn A. Duckworth Couldn't Keep Marriage Secret, That New Law Spoiled It. 22 September 2013. The Washington Herald. 16 July 1914. 4.
  9. News: MRS. W.E. COREY GETS DIVORCE IN PARIS; Former Mabelle Gilman, Actress, Wins Her Freedom From American Steel Man.. The New York Times. 23 November 1923.
  10. News: W. E. Corey Dies. Headed U.S. Steel. One Of 'Carnegie's Boys,' He Rose in 21 Years To Highest Paid Place In Country. Second To Head Concern. Improved Armor-plate Process. Chairman Of Midvale Steel at Retirement . . May 12, 1934 .
  11. Web site: Corey Family Society: Famous/Prominent Corys. 22 September 2013.
  12. Web site: "Fairfield". Christopher. Maloney. Encyclopedia of Alabama. 12 March 2018.

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