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Henry Carnegie Phipps (May 11, 1879 – March 21, 1953) [1] was an American sportsman and financier, the owner of Wheatley Stable along with his wife Gladys Mills Phipps, and a member of the wealthy Phipps family.
Henry Phipps Jr. (September 27, 1839 – September 22, 1930) was an American entrepreneur known for his business relationship with Andrew Carnegie and involvement with the Carnegie Steel Company. He was also a successful real estate investor.
Henry Phipps Jr. was a lifelong friend and business partner of Andrew Carnegie. The second-largest shareholder in Carnegie Steel, he had a brilliant mind for finance and accumulated one of the 100 largest fortunes in American history.
Henry Phipps, Jr. made his fortune in the steel industry alongside one of America's most celebrated entrepreneurs—Andrew Carnegie. His wealth was administered in the form of trusts, which he hoped would provide a stream of income for his family and their descendants into the future.
- Tom Nicholas, David Chen
- 2010
Jun 8, 1986 · Henry Phipps received $43 million - roughly $500 million in today's money. Receiving the news, Phipps burbled, ''Ain't Andy wonderful?'' The Phipps fortune was made, and over the years it...
Mar 31, 2015 · Henry Carnegie Phipps was the son of Henry Phipps, Jr. who made millions in the steel industry. After growing up in Pittsburgh as a friend and neighbor to Andrew Carnegie, Henry Jr. became his business partner in the Carnegie Steel Company and the second largest shareholder in the company.
When Henry Carnegie Phipps was born on 11 May 1879, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Henry Phipps Jr., was 39 and his mother, Ann Childs Shaffer, was 28. He married Gladys Livingston Mills on 21 April 1905, in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States.
