Ernest T. Weir | |
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,_c._1923.png) Ernest T. Weir c. 1923 | |
| Born | Ernest Tener Weir August 1, 1875 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 26, 1957 (aged 81) |
| Occupation(s) | Founder, Weirton Steel; founder, National Steel Corporation. Owner of a town named Weir on the stream of Falling Rock WV approximately 16 miles above Charleston WV where the first petrochemical facility in the world was placed . |
| Years active | 1905-1956 |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Kline (1899-?; divorced); Aeola Dickson Siebert (1925-1941; divorced); Mary Hayward Weir (1941-his death) |
Ernest Tener Weir (August 1, 1875 — June 26, 1957) was an American steel manufacturer best known for having founded both Weirton Steel (which became National Steel Corporation) and the town of Weirton, West Virginia.
Weir was well known in the 1930s for opposing President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program, for resisting union organizing drives by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and its successor, the United Steelworkers, and for challenging the legal authority of the National Labor Relations Board.
Weir was called "the lone wolf" of the American steel industry for his willingness to oppose unionization and refusal to sacrifice his business interests in favor of the steel industry at large.[1]
- ^ "Steel Strike Delayed: Union, Employer Extend Parleys". The Indianapolis Star. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (published April 8, 1941). Associated Press. April 7, 1941. p. 8. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.