Thomas Mellon

Thomas Mellon was a prominent 19th-century businessman and investor, born in 1813 in Ulster, Ireland. After emigrating to the United States with his family at the age of five, he became a successful banker and judge, founding T Mellon and Sons and becoming one of America's wealthiest individuals. He is noted for his complex identity as both a 'Yankee' and an 'Irishman,' reflecting the dual heritage of many emigrants from Ulster.