History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . work at Yale, and then began his business being employed as a railroad clerk for some time,he went into the business of manufacturing coke, or-ganizing with his elder brother, William Thaw, Jr., andthe Darsie Bros., the Hecla Coke Company. Thiscompany was absorbed by the Frick Coke Company in190s, and since that time Mr. Thaw has devoted hisattention largely to the management of his fathersestate. Besides being a director or trustee of variousfinancial and philanthropic organ
History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . work at Yale, and then began his business being employed as a railroad clerk for some time,he went into the business of manufacturing coke, or-ganizing with his elder brother, William Thaw, Jr., andthe Darsie Bros., the Hecla Coke Company. Thiscompany was absorbed by the Frick Coke Company in190s, and since that time Mr. Thaw has devoted hisattention largely to the management of his fathersestate. Besides being a director or trustee of variousfinancial and philanthropic organizations, he is a mem-ber of the Pittsburgh Athletic Association, the Du-quesne, University and Automobile clubs, of Pittsburgh,the Automobile Club of America, the Aero Club ofAmerica, the University Club of New York, and theGraduate Club of New Haven. Mr. Thaw married, Jan. 28, 1886, at Cedar Rapids,Iowa, Elma Ellsworth Dows, daughter of Stephen Le-land and Henrietta (Safely) Dows, and they are theparents of five children, all born in Pittsburgh: Dows Thaw, born April 12, 1887; Benjamin,. TfisAmericop Mistortrnt Sociehi
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