Tom Mercer Girdler (19 May 1877 – 4 February 1965) was an American businessman who was the first president of Republic Steel.
Biography
Girdler was born in Silver Creek, Clark County, Indiana in 1877. He graduated with a mechanical engineering degree from Lehigh University. After his graduation, he started his career with Buffalo Forge Company. A year later, he became a foreman for the Oliver Iron and Steel Company.
In 1943, he published his autobiography.
He retired in 1956 as the chairperson of Republic Steel.
Personal life
Girdler married four times and had two sons and two daughters.
References
- ^ Times, 5peels1 to The New York (1965-02-05). "-Tom Mercer Girdler, 87, Dies; Steel Executive in 1937 $trihe; First President of Republic '!Also Led Jones & Loughlin -- Guided Plane Building". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Wall, Joseph Frazier (2000). "Girdler, Tom Mercer (1877-1965), industrialist". American National Biography. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1000636. ISBN 978-0-19-860669-7. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "GIRDLER, TOM MERCER". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- "PRODUCTION: Girdler Writes a Book". Time. 1943-09-27. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2022-06-15.