Benjamin Franklin Jones (industrialist)
Benjamin Jones | |
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| Chair of the Republican National Committee | |
| In office June 6, 1884 – July 12, 1888 | |
| Preceded by | Dwight M. Sabin |
| Succeeded by | Matt Quay |
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| Born | Benjamin Franklin Jones, Sr. August 8, 1824 Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mary McMasters |
| Children | 1 |
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Benjamin Franklin Jones (August 8, 1824 – May 19, 1903) was a pioneer of the iron and steel industry in
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.
Biography
He was born on August 8, 1824, in
Allegheny City, Pennsylvania
.
Legacy
He was executor of Laughlin's estate.[3]
Politics
As chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1884 to 1888, he was responsible for the James G. Blaine presidential campaign during the 1884 United States presidential election, in which Blaine was defeated by Grover Cleveland.
See also
References
- ^ "Family's Fourth". Time (April 13). April 13, 1936. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
- OCLC 7450172.
- ^ "They want the road sold" (PDF). The New York Times. Pittsburgh. February 2, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
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