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Elbert Henry Gary (October 8, 1846 – August 15, 1927) was an American lawyer, county judge and business executive. He was a founder of U.S. Steel in 1901 alongside J. P. Morgan, William H. Moore, Henry Clay Frick and Charles M. Schwab.
Elbert Henry Gary (born Oct. 8, 1846, near Wheaton, Ill., U.S.—died Aug. 15, 1927, New York City) was a U.S. jurist and the chief organizer of the United States Steel Corporation. In 1871 Gary entered law practice in Chicago. He served as judge of Du Page County, Ill., from 1882 to 1890 and was president of the Chicago Bar Association from ...
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The youngest of three children of Eratus and Susan (Vallette) Gary, Elbert Henry Gary was born near Wheaton, Illinois and spent over fifty years of his life in Illinois. He attended the Illinois Institute, a Methodist college which his father had helped to found in Wheaton. At the suggestion of his uncle, Henry Vallette, he embarked on a career in law, attending the Union College of Law in ...
U.S. Business: 70 For Steel. 4 minute read. TIME. April 27, 1931 12:00 AM GMT-4. T he late great Judge Elbert Henry Gary filled his position as chairman of United States Steel Corp. until...
21. Mai 2018 · Elbert Henry Gary (1846-1927), American lawyer and industrialist, was responsible for organizing the U.S. Steel Corporation in 1901 and continued as its most influential figure until his death. Elbert H. Gary was born on Oct. 8, 1846, near Wheaton, Ill. He became a lawyer in 1868, engaging in civil practice, and before long his ...
Scholars. (1846–1927). American lawyer, judge, and financier Elbert Henry Gary helped organize the United States Steel Corporation in 1901 and served as the company’s chairman for more than 25 years. The town of Gary, Indiana —which was laid out in 1906 by U.S. Steel—was named in his honor.
The company converted acres of swampland and sand dunes, and soon Gary—named after U.S. Steel founding chairman Elbert Henry Gary—found itself dominated by steel mills. The expanding market for steel shaped the city’s built environment and encouraged population growth there.
