Background
Byers, John Frederic was born on August 6, 1881 in Edgeworth, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Alexander MacBurney and Martha (Fleming) Byers.
Byers, John Frederic was born on August 6, 1881 in Edgeworth, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Alexander MacBurney and Martha (Fleming) Byers.
Graduated from Saint Paul’s School, Concord, New Hampshire (U.S.), 1900. Bachelor of Arts, from Yale University, 1904.
Maude. Chairman board A. M. Byers Company. Director Mellan National Bank & Trust Company (Pittsburgh), Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Union Switch & Signal Company, Western Allegheny Railroad Company Trustee Carnegie Institute, Carnegie Institute of Technology and Carnegie Library (all of Pittsburgh).
Clubs: Pittsburgh, Duquesne, Allegheny Country (Pittsburgh).
Married Caroline Mitchell Morris, December 6, 1905 (died November 13, 1934). Married second, Jeannine Decroix Schley, December, 1937. Children: Alexander M. III, John Frederic, Nancy Lee, Buckley Morris.