Talk:Andrew Mellon

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Dates

This article states: "He ranked, at the time, as one of the three richest people in the United States alongside John D. Rockefeller and Henry Ford." However, given that "the time" referred to in the previous sentence is 1889, this conflicts with the Wikipedia article on Henry Ford, which states: "Upon his marriage to Clara Ala Bryant in 1888, Ford supported himself by farming and running a sawmill." It's pretty unlikely, therefore, that a year later, Ford would have been "one of the three richest people in the United States." Clocke 20:59, 30 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Misinformation and infringement

Hmm...this is copied word for word from http://www.ustreas.gov/education/history/secretaries/awmellon.html Is that ok to do?

As I understand it, all text on .gov websites is public domain; I've listed the page as a reference though, which is always useful, thanks. --W(t) 05:23, 2005 May 23 (UTC)

I think this article needs a lot more critical historical scrutiny. Referring to someone as a "genius" needs a lot of qualification, and I just don't see it in this pantheon of an article.

This article does not match up with the article on edward ness that states that it was Andrew Melon's responsibility to capture Alphonse Capone (aka Scarface). i would also like to add that calling someone a genius is somewhat opinionated and not encyclopedia appropriate.

Choate Rosemary Hall

Choate was founded in 1896, Rosemary Hall was founded in 1890, weren't united until the 70's of 20th century, so I don't see how Andrew Mellon could have graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall.

Name?

Did he go by Andrew or William, I have a World Book encyclopedia that puts him under William Mellon. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.110.221.22 (talk) 06:46, 15 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Great Depression

I added some stuff about Andrew Mellon's role in causing the Great Depression. I got it from Bernanke's speech here: http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/speeches/2004/200403022/default.htm

Feel free to edit it, but I feel it's important information. Myles