Henry J. Heinz
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Born | Henry John Heinz October 11, 1844 Birmingham, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | May 14, 1919 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 74)
Resting place | Homewood Cemetery |
Occupation | Business magnate |
Known for | The creator of tomato ketchup |
Title | Founder of H. J. Heinz Company |
Spouse |
Sarah Sloan Young Heinz
(m. 1869; died 1894) |
Children | 5 |
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Henry John Heinz (October 11, 1844 – May 14, 1919) was an American entrepreneur who, at the age of 25, co-founded a small
He was involved in the passage of the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act. Many of his descendants are known for philanthropy and involvement in politics and public affairs. His fortune became the basis for the Heinz Foundations.
Early life
Henry John Heinz was born in
H. J. Heinz Company
Henry John Heinz began packing foodstuffs on a small scale at Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1869. There, he founded Heinz Noble & Company with a friend, L. Clarence Noble, and started marketing bottled horseradish, soon followed by sauerkraut, vinegar, and pickles. The company became bankrupt in 1875. The following year, Heinz founded another company, F & J Heinz, with his brother John Heinz and a cousin, Frederick Heinz.[6]
The company continued to grow and, in 1888, Heinz bought out his other two partners and reorganized it as the
The H. J. Heinz Company was incorporated in 1905 with Heinz serving as its first president, retaining that position for the rest of his life.[6] At the time of Heinz's death in Pittsburgh at the age of 74, the H. J. Heinz Company had more than 20 food processing plants and owned seed farms and container factories.[citation needed]
Later life
Heinz led a successful lobbying effort in favor of the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906.[9] During World War I, he worked with the Food Administration.[10] He was a director in many financial institutions, and was chairman of a committee to devise ways of protecting Pittsburgh from floods.[10]
Marriage and family
Heinz married Sarah Sloan Young on September 3, 1869.
- Irene Edwilda Heinz-Given (1871–1956)[12]
- Clarence Henry Heinz (1873–1920)[2]
- Howard Covode Heinz (1877–1941)
- Robert Eugene Heinz (1882–1882, lived about 1 month)[2]
- Clifford Sloan Heinz (1883–1935)
They were raised as Presbyterians.
Religious faith
Later in life Heinz worshipped as a member of
When Heinz visited
Death and legacy
Heinz died at his home on May 14, 1919, after contracting
A bronze statue of Heinz by Emil Fuchs was dedicated on October 11, 1924, at the Heinz Company building in Pittsburgh.[16]
Heinz is the grandfather of
Through his paternal grandmother, Charlotte Louisa Trump, he was a second cousin of
Notes
- ^ At least one biographer has erroneously written that Anna's father was a pastor, based on a mistranslation of the German word "Kirchenältester" which appears before Anna's father's name in Anna's baptism record. "Kirchenältester" does not mean "pastor," but rather refers to a lay church administrator who is elected by the parish elders to safeguard the affairs of the church.[3]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7864-4178-5.
- ^ a b c d e McCafferty, E. D. (1923). Henry J. Heinz: a biography. p. 20.
- ^ Grimm, Wilhelm & Jacob (1854). Kirchenältester. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ISBN 9780415163576.
- ^ Dietrich II, William S. (Summer 2008). "H.J. Heinz: Relish success". Pittsburgh Quarterly. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ^ a b "H.j. Heinz Company | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Trivia". Heinz. Archived from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ Rawsthorn, Alice (April 12, 2009). "An Icon, Despite Itself". The New York Times. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
- ^ "Heinz Ketchup: A flavorful message in a glass bottle". The State Museum of Pennsylvania. June 30, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ a b Reynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). Collier's New Encyclopedia. New York: P. F. Collier & Son Company. .
- ^ "Henry J. Heinz". Notable Names Database. Soylent Communications. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ "The Irene Heinz Given and John LaPorte Given Research Professorship of Ophthalmology".
- ISBN 978-0-213-16481-2.
- ISBN 978-1-4041-8965-2.
- ^ Robinson Library[usurped]
- ^ "Henry J. Heinz Memorial, (sculpture)". Art Inventory Archive. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Family tree of Henry John Heinz". Geneanet. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "Family tree of Donald John Trump". Geneanet. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
Further reading
- "Henry Heinz and Brand Creation in the Late Nineteenth Century: Making Markets for Processed Food" by JSTOR 3116181, reprinted in Koehn, Nancy F. Koehn, Brand New : How Entrepreneurs Earned Consumers' Trust from Wedgwood to Dell (2001) pp 43–90.
External links
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