Background
Palmer, William Pendleton was born on June 17, 1861 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Stewart and Eleanor Pendleton (Mason) Palmer.
Palmer, William Pendleton was born on June 17, 1861 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Stewart and Eleanor Pendleton (Mason) Palmer.
Graduate Pittsburgh Central High School, 1878.
Secretary Carnegie, Phipps & Company, 1887. General sales agent, 1888-1894, assistant to president, 1895-1896, Carnegie Steel Company. Second vice president Illinois Steel Company, 1896-1898.
General manager and president American Steel & Wire Company, since 1899.
Also president American Mining Company Trustee Lakeside Hospital, Case Library and Oberlin College. President Western Reserve History Society.
Married Mary Boleyn Adams, July 24, 1898.