Background
Bell, Frank Breckenridge was born on September 24, 1876 in Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John W. and Hester Martin (Davitt) Bell.
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Frank Breckenridge Bell
Edit ProfileEducation
Student Grove City (Pennsylvania) College, 1893. Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University, 1897.
Career
Began with Clairton (Pennsylvania) Steel Company, 1904. Various positions in steel works, 1904-1909. Superintendent Inter-Ocean Steel Company, Chicago Heights, Illinois, 1909-1916.
President Kennedy-Stroh Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1916.
President Edgewater Steel Company, Pittsburgh, 1916-1942, Chairman of the Board since 1942. Director Fidelity Trust Company (Pittsburgh).
District chief Pittsburgh Ordnance District.
Achievements
Membership
Member Iron and Steel Institute, American Society for Testing Materials, American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Clubs: University, Duquesne, Oakmont Country, Longue Vue Country.
Connections
Married Mary Ewing Stranahan, June 16, 1904. Children: Davitt Stranahan, James Alexander, Elizabeth Ewing.
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Nationality
American -
Religion
Presbyterian -
Political Party
Republican