Английская Википедия:Frank H. Buhl
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Frank Henry Buhl (August 3, 1848 – June 7, 1918) was an American businessman and philanthropist from Sharon, Pennsylvania. He is the namesake of Buhl, Minnesota, and Buhl, Idaho.
Early life
Frank Henry Buhl was born on August 3, 1848, in Detroit, Michigan, to Christian H. Buhl. His father was the first Republican mayor of Detroit and later the founder of Sharon Iron Works in Sharon, Pennsylvania.[1][2] He graduated from Yale University.[2][3]
Career
Buhl worked as a clerk in the offices of Sharon Iron Works. He then became a manager and later bought a controlling interest.[1] In 1896, Buhl Steel Company was organized in Sharon and he was elected the first president. The following year, the open hearth department opened and then the blooming mill followed. In March 1898, it was absorbed by National Steel Corporation and later was a division of Carnegie Steel Company.[1] In 1899, alongside John Stevenson Jr., Buhl built the Sharon Steel Works and in February 1900, the Sharon Steel Company began operation in South Sharon (now Farrell). In 1902, the company was sold to National Steel and Buhl retired. The South Sharon operation would later become the Farrell division of Carnegie Steel.[1] Along with Dan Eagan, Buhl is credited with being one of the first to manufacture steel casting. He did this at the American Steel Castings Company (later the American Steel Foundries) in Sharon.[1]
After retiring, Buhl and Peter L. Kimberly formed the Buhl-Kimberly Corporation and served as its president. The company promoted an irrigation project in Twin Falls, Idaho. The effort helped develop Шаблон:Convert of land. The corporation also engaged in gold, silver and copper mining and building streetcar lines in Manila. He was also president of the Twin Falls (Ida) Land and Water Company.[4]
Philanthropy
Prior to 1916, he donated at least Шаблон:USD to the city of Sharon. In 1916, he donated his Шаблон:Convert farm for a park and playground that was named Buhl Park.[1][5] He built the Buhl Club for about Шаблон:USD and assisted in the erection of an addition to the Buhl Hospital. He was considered Sharon's "first citizen" and the city honored him with an annual "Buhl Day" in the fall months.[4][5] He donated to churches and society despite not being affiliated with any church. He donated a three-story building to the Sunshine Society and built the Buhl Armory for the Independent Buhl Rifles.[4]
By his will he gave Шаблон:USD to assist the injured in northern France and Belgium and Шаблон:USD to accident victims in Sharon.[6]
Personal life
Buhl married Julia Anna Forker on February 8, 1888.[2][3] They had no children.[4] He lived at the Buhl Mansion on East State Street in Sharon. He visited California in the winters.[4]
Buhl died on June 7, 1918, at his home in Sharon.[1] He was buried in a mausoleum in Oakwood Cemetery.[5]
Legacy
The mining town of Buhl, Minnesota,[7] and the town of Buhl, Idaho, were named after him.[8]
References
External links
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