Benjamin Franklin Fairless
President, U.S. Steel Corporation · United States · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1890 to 1962 · aged 71
Benjamin Franklin Fairless was an American steel executive. He was president of a wide range of steel companies during a turbulent and formative period in the American steel industry.
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His roles included President of Central Alloy Steel from 1928 to 1930; First Vice President of Republic Steel from 1930 to 1935; President of the Carnegie-Illinois Steel Company from 1935 to 1938; and then President (1938-1955), and later Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors (1952-1955) of U.S. Steel, the largest steel corporation in the United States.
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