Industrialist Graves & Memorials

Eben Byers

1880–1932 (age 52)

Allegheny Cemetery

Wealthy American industrialist and socialite noted for his gruesome death caused by consumption of radioactive patent me...

John Baptiste Ford

1811–1903 (age 92)

Allegheny Cemetery

Industrialist and founder of PPG Industries and Ford City, Pennsylvania.

Alfred E. Hunt

1855–1899 (age 44)

Allegheny Cemetery

Co-founder of the company that became Alcoa.

F. T. F. Lovejoy

1854–1932 (age 78)

Allegheny Cemetery

Industrialist and associate of Andrew Carnegie.

Éleuthère Irénée du Pont

1771–1834 (age 63)

Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery

Éleuthère Irénée du Pont was a French-born industrialist and founder of the DuPont Company who lived from 1771 to 18...

Samuel Slater

1768–1835 (age 67)

Mount Zion Cemetery

Samuel Slater was a British-American industrialist and textile pioneer who lived from 1768 to 1835.

Cyrus Alger

1782–1856 (age 74)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Cyrus Alger (1782-1856) was a West Bridgewater industrialist known for iron foundry operations.

Charles Stewart Wurts

1790–1859 (age 69)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Charles Stewart Wurts was an American industrialist and entrepreneur involved in canal and transportation development.

William Fletcher Burden

1830–1867 (age 37)

Albany Rural Cemetery

William Fletcher Burden (1830-1867) was a Troy resident and member of the prominent Burden industrial family.

James Fowle Baldwin

1782–1862 (age 80)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

James Fowle Baldwin was a Massachusetts industrialist and manufacturer.

John Wurts

1792–1861 (age 69)

Batsto

John Wurts was an American industrialist and entrepreneur involved in canal and iron works development.

George W. Scranton

1811–1861 (age 50)

Dunmore Cemetery

George W. Scranton (1811-1861) was a Madison resident and industrialist.

Edmund Storer Janes

1807–1876 (age 69)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Edmund Storer Janes was a Sheffield-born industrialist and businessman who lived from 1807 to 1876.

Gouverneur Kemble

1786–1875 (age 89)

Cold Spring Cemetery

Gouverneur Kemble (1786-1875) was a New York City resident and industrialist buried at Cold Spring Cemetery.

John Crerar

1827–1889 (age 62)

Green-Wood Cemetery

John Crerar (1827-1889) was a Chicago industrialist and founder of the Crerar Library.

Thomas M. Carnegie

1843–1886 (age 43)

Allegheny Cemetery

Thomas M. Carnegie was a Dunfermline-born industrialist who lived from 1843 to 1886.

John Hopson Shoenberger

1809–1889 (age 80)

Allegheny Cemetery

John Hopson Shoenberger was a 19th-century industrialist and business leader.

Cornelius H. DeLamater

1821–1889 (age 68)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Cornelius H. DeLamater (1821-1889) was a Rhinebeck resident and industrial figure of the 19th century.

Joseph Earl Sheffield

1793–1882 (age 89)

Grove Street Cemetery

Joseph Earl Sheffield was an American industrialist and philanthropist who founded the Sheffield Scientific School at Ya...

Henry du Pont

1812–1889 (age 77)

Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery

Henry du Pont (1812-1889) was a prominent Wilmington member of the du Pont family buried at Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery.

Lammot du Pont I

1831–1884 (age 53)

Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery

Lammot du Pont I (1831-1884) was a New Castle County du Pont family member buried at Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery.

William Henry Vanderbilt

1821–1885 (age 64)

Vanderbilt Family Cemetery and Mausoleum

William Henry Vanderbilt (1821-1885) was a prominent New Brunswick member of the Vanderbilt family buried at Vanderbilt ...

William B. Washburn

1820–1887 (age 67)

Green River Cemetery

William B. Washburn was a Winchendon resident and industrialist who lived from 1820 to 1887.

Rowland G. Hazard

1801–1888 (age 87)

Oak Dell Cemetery

Rowland G. Hazard was an American industrialist and philosopher from Rhode Island.

James Howell

1829–1897 (age 68)

Green-Wood Cemetery

James Howell was an English industrialist and entrepreneur from Bradford-on-Avon who achieved success in the 19th centur...

Aaron F. Perry

1815–1893 (age 78)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Aaron F. Perry (1815-1893) was a Leicester industrialist and prominent Ohio businessman.

Isaac M. Jordan

1835–1890 (age 55)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Isaac M. Jordan (1835-1890) was a Mifflinburg industrialist and prominent Pennsylvania businessman.

James Pickands

1839–1896 (age 57)

Lake View Cemetery

James Pickands was an American man who lived from 1839 to 1896.

Matthew Laflin

1803–1897 (age 94)

Rosehill Cemetery

Matthew Laflin (1803-1897) was a Southwick-born Chicago industrialist and gunpowder manufacturer.

Leland Stanford

1824–1893 (age 69)

Stanford Mausoleum

Leland Stanford was a prominent Watervliet industrialist and philanthropist who lived from 1824 to 1893.

Charles Barstow Wright

1822–1898 (age 76)

The Woodlands

Charles Barstow Wright (1822-1898) was an American industrialist and businessman from Bradford County.

Henry Pilkington

1838–1897 (age 59)

Amityville Cemetery

Henry Pilkington was a British industrialist and member of the prominent Pilkington glass manufacturing family.

Oliver Ames

1831–1895 (age 64)

Village Cemetery

Oliver Ames (1831-1895) was an Easton resident buried in Village Cemetery.

Frederick Lothrop Ames

1835–1893 (age 58)

Village Cemetery

Frederick Lothrop Ames (1835-1893) was an Easton resident and industrialist buried in Village Cemetery.

Abram Stevens Hewitt

1822–1903 (age 81)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Abram Stevens Hewitt was an American industrialist, inventor, and politician who served as Mayor of New York City.

William Griggs Stahlnecker

1849–1902 (age 53)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

American industrialist and businessman active in manufacturing and commerce during the late 19th century.

William A. Nimick

1848–1907 (age 59)

Allegheny Cemetery

William A. Nimick (1848-1907) was a prominent Pittsburgh industrialist and civic leader.

George McCully Laughlin

1842–1908 (age 66)

Allegheny Cemetery

George McCully Laughlin (1842-1908) was a Pittsburgh industrialist and prominent businessman.

Gustav Tafel

1830–1908 (age 78)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Gustav Tafel was a German-American industrialist and philanthropist who emigrated from Munich.

James S. Lithgow

1812–1902 (age 90)

Cave Hill Cemetery

James S. Lithgow (1812-1902) was a Pittsburgh industrialist and businessman involved in manufacturing.

Leander J. McCormick

1819–1900 (age 81)

Graceland Cemetery

Leander J. McCormick was a Rockbridge County figure from the prominent McCormick family who lived from 1819 to 1900.

Nathaniel P. Hill

1832–1900 (age 68)

Fairmount Cemetery

Nathaniel P. Hill was a Montgomery resident and industrialist who lived from 1832 to 1900.

Henry Timken

1832–1909 (age 77)

Greenwood Memorial Park

Henry Timken was a German-born industrialist and businessman who lived from 1832 to 1909.

Joseph Wharton

1826–1909 (age 83)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Joseph Wharton (1826-1909) was a Philadelphia industrialist and philanthropist buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Alan Wood, Jr.

1834–1902 (age 68)

The Woodlands

Alan Wood, Jr. was a Philadelphia industrialist who lived from 1834 to 1902.

Stephen Salisbury III

1835–1905 (age 70)

Rural Cemetery

Stephen Salisbury III (1835-1905) was a wealthy Worcester industrialist and patron of the arts.

Eugene du Pont

1840–1902 (age 62)

Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery

Eugene du Pont (1840-1902) was a member of the prominent Du Pont industrial family of New Castle County.

Ario Pardee, Jr.

1839–1901 (age 62)

St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard

Ario Pardee, Jr. was a Hazleton coal magnate and industrialist who lived from 1839 to 1901.

Samuel C. Lawrence

1832–1911 (age 79)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Samuel C. Lawrence (1832-1911) was a Medford industrialist and textile manufacturer.

John Warne Gates

1855–1911 (age 56)

Woodlawn Cemetery

John Warne Gates (1855-1911) was an American industrialist and businessman from West Chicago buried at Woodlawn Cemetery...