Alfred Hunt (steel magnate)
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Alfred Hunt (April 5, 1817 - March 27, 1888) was the first president of the Bethlehem Iron Company, precursor of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
Alfred Hunt was born at Brownsville, Pennsylvania, the eldest child of Caleb Hunt (1786-1834) and the former Rhoda Matthews (1789-1829), widow of Joseph Bartlett. Following his father's death, Alfred Hunt and his six younger siblings moved to Moorestown, New Jersey where they lived with Elisha Hunt and the former Mary Hussey, their uncle and aunt, on their 82-acre farm.
From 1849 to 1858, the firm of Rowland & Hunt operated The Cheltenham Rolling Mill which was located in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. In 1850, Hunt and John C. Fremont formed a business relationship for the purpose of mining gold on Fremont's land in California.
On July 15, 1860, Hunt was elected president of the Bethlehem Iron Company by the board of directors. He remained president until his death.
Alfred Hunt died at Moorestown and was buried at Colestown Cemetery, Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey.
[edit] References
- Bethlehem Globe-Times (March 28, 1888), "Alfred Hunt, the well known president of the Bethlehem Iron Company dead."
- Hall, P. J. (1915), "History of South Bethlehem, Pa.", Semi-centennial, the borough of South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1865-1915, Quinlan Printing Co.
- Hynes, Judy (1997), The descendants of John and Elizabeth (Woolman) Borton, Mount Holly, New Jersey: John Woolman Memorial Association
- Swank, James Moore (1892), History of the manufacture of iron in all ages: ..., Philadelphia: The American Iron and Steel Association, 554 pages
