The Judge

A Life of Thomas Mellon, Founder of a Fortune

By: James Mellon

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Hardcover | 24 May 2011 | Edition Number 1

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Lawyer, judge, banker, classics professor, and councilman, Thomas Mellon greatly influenced the fortunes of his hometown, Pittsburgh, throughout the nineteenth century. In the process, he became one of the city's most important business leaders, and he laid the foundation for a family that would contribute considerably to the city's growth and welfare for much of the next hundred years, becoming one of the world's most recognizable names in industry, innovation, and philanthropy. Through his in-depth examination of the extensive Mellon family archives, in The Judge James Mellon - a direct descendent of Thomas Mellon - has fashioned a portrait of the elder Mellon that presents the man in full, uncovering areas left out of Mellon's autobiography and including information on the two decades after the memoir's publication. Offering a singular and insightful characterization of the Scotch-Irish value system that governed the patriarch's work and life, James Mellon captures the judge's complexities and contradictions, revealing him as a truly human figure. The Judge also provides an interesting study of Pittsburgh's captains of industry during the nineteenth century, showcasing this metropolis in a fascinating new light. Among the recent biographies of Pittsburgh's famous businessmen, The Judge stands apart from the pack because of the author's unique perspective and his objective and scholarly approach to his subject.

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"A remarkably objective portrait . . . A truly American generational saga, one with profound implications not only for one man's family, but for the entire country as well. Specialists and students of American history will benefit enormously from this splendidly written and researched work. Highly recommended."-Richard Drezen, Library Journal -- Richard Drezen * Library Journal *
"A well-researched biography that could go far to help people better understand the family patriarch."-The Weekly Standard * The Weekly Standard *
"[Mellon's] well-written autobiography, completed in 1885 and republished in 1994, provides valuable insights into his entrepreneurial activities, notes his emphasis on education and family, and contains judgmental commentary on controversial issues of his day."-R.M. Hyser, Choice -- R.M. Hyser * Choice *
"Valuable...Highly recommended."-Choice * Choice *

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Preface	p. ix
Beginnings in Ulster, the Crossing, and the Fourth R	p. 1
From Plowboy to Professor	p. 29
Choosing the Law, Shopping for a Wife, the Great Fire of 1845	p. 63
The Taub, Winebiddle, and Negley Fortunes, or What Thomas Mellon Married	p. 89
Home Life on Negley Lane, Raising the Mellon Boys	p. 101
Years of the Law, First Encounter with James B. Corey, the Lee Case, Clash with Colonel Black, Entering the Coal Business Judge Thomas Mellon	p. 125
The Storm over James's Enlistment	p. 149
Closet Philosopher Mellon, His Infatuation with Herbert Spencer, Views on Religion and Education	p. 161
On Capital Punishment and the Jury System; Four Hangings; Judges McClure, Sterrett, and Stowe	p. 177
Banker and Businessman, His Larimer and Caldwell In-laws, the Founding of Mellon Brothers and of T Mellon & Sons, Loans to Henry Clay Frick	p. 207
The Panic of 1873, His Finest Hour	p. 237
The ABCD Lawsuits	p. 251
Early Life of Andrew W. Mellon, His Friendship with Henry Clay Frick	p. 265
The Mellons Build a Railroad, Leadership of the Family Passes to Andrew	p. 279
The Judge's Clashes with Organized Labor: the ôGreat Uprisingö of 1877, Prosecution of David Jones, Slander Suit against the National Labor Tribune	p. 289
A Passage to Ireland, ôSinkingö the Island	p. 311
The Reluctant Politician	p. 335
Andrew the Financier, His Father's Influence	p. 361
The Judge Writes His Memoirs, How to Defeat Poverty	p. 391
The Short Life and Long Death of George Mellon, Odyssey of the Glen Eyre, Richard Is Given Half of T. Mellon & Sons	p. 407
The Judge's Relations with Frick and Carnegie	p. 421
False Spring at Kansas City, Divestiture of the Fortune	p. 439
The Inclines Abandoned, The ôBoodlersö Routed, Judge Mellon Sued for Slander	p. 459
Selwyn and George ôReturnö	p. 473
The Long Twilight	p. 483
In the Judge's Shadow: An Epilogue	p. 505
List of Abbreviations	p. 517
Notes	p. 521
Bibliography	p. 539
Acknowledgments	p. 549
Index	p. 551
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