John J. Albright
| John Joseph Albright | |
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| Born |
January 18, 1848 Buchanan, Virginia |
| Died | August 20, 1931 (aged 83) Buffalo, New York |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Cemetery |
| Education | Williston Academy |
| Alma mater | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Known for | Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Ontario Power Company, Buffalo Bolt Company, Lackawanna Steel Company |
| Spouse(s) |
Harriet Langdon (m. 1872; her death 1895) Susan Fuller (m. 1897; his death 1931) |
| Children | 8, including Fuller |
| Parent(s) | Joseph J. Albright Elizabeth S. Albright |
John Joseph Albright (1 January 1848 Buchanan, Virginia – 20 August 1931 Buffalo, New York) was a businessman, philanthropist, and one of Buffalo's leading socialites at the turn of the 20th century.
Albright was born on January 18, 1848, in Buchanan, Virginia, to Joseph Jacob Albright and Elizabeth S. Albright, both from Pennsylvania. The family was descended from Andrew Albright, a gunsmith who supplied arms to the troops of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, who had come to America in 1750. Albright's father, Joseph, was an iron manufacturer and eventually, President of the First National Bank, coal agent for Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad.
His family lived in Scranton, Pennsylvania when he was a child and he attended public schools in Scranton, then Williston Academy in Massachusetts, ultimately graduating from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York with a degree in Mining Engineering in 1868.
Following his graduation from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Albright returned to Scranton. At that time, coal was in high demand in the Western United States, and Albright got involved in its sale. By 1871, Albright was working out of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania selling coal wholesale, along with his business partner, Andrew Langdon (1835-1919). Their firm was called Langdon, Albright and Company. By 1873, Albright had married Langdon's sister, Harriet, and they all moved to Washington, D.C., where Albright and Langdon started to work for the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company.
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