J. Hartwell Hillman Sr.

John Hartwell Hillman Sr. (1841–1911) was an American businessman and the founder of the Hillman Coal and Coke Company.

Early life

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.

Career

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. Hillman Coal and Coke Company later became Pittsburgh Coke & Chemical, and it is now Calgon Carbon.

Personal life

He married Sallie Murfree Frazer on June 2, 1869, and they had three sons:

• John Hartwell Hillman Jr. (1880–1959)
• Ernest Hillman (1883–1969), retired from Hillman Coal and Coke Company in 1945, then active in politics
• James Frazier Hillman (1888–1972)

J. Hartwell Hillman Sr. died at his home in Pittsburgh on October 10, 1911.

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