Henry Bates Grubb | |
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| Born | February 6, 1774 Hopewell, Pennsylvania |
| Died | March 9, 1823 (aged 49) Mount Hope, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Ironmaster |
| Known for | Built Grubb family's iron making empire at Mount Hope |
| Spouses | Ann Carson
(m. 1805; died 1806)Harriet Buckley (m. 1808) |
| Children | six sons, two daughters |
| Parent(s) | Peter Grubb, Jr., Mary Burd |
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Henry Bates Grubb (February 6, 1774 – March 9, 1823) was a third-generation member of the Grubb Family Iron Dynasty, the founder of the family's enterprises headquartered at Mount Hope near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and perhaps the family's first "true" ironmaster. He was the son and heir of Peter Grubb, Jr. who, with his brother Curtis, had owned and operated the Cornwall ironworks founded by their father Peter Grubb in 1737. Henry and his heirs rebuilt the family business after most of the original Peter Grubb holdings were gradually acquired by Robert Coleman between 1783 and 1802.[1][2] The Grubbs and Colemans were among the largest iron producers in Pennsylvania through the mid-19th century.