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28-589: Mellon may refer to: People [ edit ] Mellon family , influential banking and political family originally of Pennsylvania, USA Rachel Mellon Walton (1899–2006) Richard Mellon Scaife (1932-2014), American publisher Richard B. Mellon (1858–1933), American banker, industrialist and philanthropist Richard King Mellon (1899–1970), American financier Sarah Mellon (1903–1965), heiress Thomas Mellon (1813–1908), Scots-Irish-American entrepreneur, lawyer, judge, founder of Mellon Bank, and patriarch of

56-416: A Greek socialist newspaper Mellon: An American Life , a 2006 biography of Andrew Mellon by David Cannadine See also [ edit ] Saint Mellonius , 4th century Bishop of Rouen Saint Melaine , 6th century Bishop of Rennes Mellin (disambiguation) Melon (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

84-609: A charitable trust founded by Andrew W. Mellon Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium , a U.S. government-owned auditorium in Washington, D.C.'s Federal Triangle Carnegie Mellon University , leading university in Pittsburgh Mellon Institute , research institute founded by the Mellon family, merged to become Carnegie Mellon University Mellon College of Science , science college at Carnegie Mellon University Mellon Financial ,

112-660: A wholly owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY Mellon) Mellon Arena , home of the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Square , Square located in Pittsburgh Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness , Smashing Pumpkin's 1995 2-disc album Mellon (meaning "friend") is the password to enter Moria in the novel The Lord of the Rings Mellon (newspaper) ,

140-507: Is Greensburg and the most populous community is Hempfield Township . It is named after Westmorland , a historic county of England . The county is part of the Southwest Pennsylvania region of the state. Formed from, successively, Lancaster , Northumberland , and later Bedford counties, Westmoreland County was founded on February 26, 1773, and was the first county in the colony of Pennsylvania whose entire territorial boundary

168-547: Is a list of philanthropies and other non-profit institutions which were founded by or have otherwise been closely tied to the Mellon family. Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Westmoreland County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , United States, located in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the 2020 census , the population was 354,663. The county seat

196-1245: Is land and 8.5 square miles (22 km ) (0.8%) is water. Westmoreland County is one of the 423 counties served by the Appalachian Regional Commission , and it is identified as part of "Greater Appalachia" by Colin Woodard in his book American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America . Westmoreland has a humid continental climate ( Dfa / Dfb ). Average monthly temperatures in Greensburg range from 28.7 °F in January to 71.8 °F in July, while in Murrysville they range from 29.4 °F in January to 73.1 °F in July, in Latrobe they range from 28.9 °F in January to 72.0 °F in July, and in Ligonier they range from 28.1 °F in January to 71.1 °F in July. At

224-513: The 2010 census , there were 365,169 people, 153,650 households and 101,928 families residing in the county. The population density was 355.4 people per square mile (137.2 people/km ). There were 168,199 housing units at an average density of 163.7 units per square mile (63.2/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 95.3% White , 2.3% Black or African American , 0.1% Native American , 0.7% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.2% from other races , and 1.2% from two or more races. 0.9% of

252-458: The 39th Senate district by beating out incumbent Allen Kukovich . Then in 2008, Republican Tim Krieger picked up the 57th House district left open by the retirement of Democratic state representative Tom Tangretti. In 2010, both Pat Toomey and Tom Corbett won Westmoreland in their statewide bids. Also, the GOP gained control of two more State House districts, the 54th with Eli Evankovich and

280-586: The 56th with George Dunbar . In 2011, the Republican Party swept all county row offices. A Democratic resurgence in 2015 gave that party a majority of the county commissioners. However, in the 2019 elections, Democratic elected officials lost that majority and carried only one row office. In 2020 the County Sheriff who was the lone Democrat who won a row office in 2019 switched party affiliations from Democratic to Republican. In 2021 Republicans carried all of

308-647: The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., donating both art works and funds, and is a patron to the University of Pittsburgh , Carnegie Mellon University , Yale University , the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer in Haiti , and with art the University of Virginia . Carnegie Mellon University , and its Mellon College of Science , is named in honor of the family, as well as for its founder, Andrew Carnegie , who

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336-606: The New Deal realignment and the turn of the century; however, Westmoreland has trended Republican at the national and statewide levels in the 21st century (in direct lockstep with most other Appalachian counties). In 2000, Republican George W. Bush became the first Republican to carry the county since 1972. Republicans have won the county in every election since, increasing the margin of victory in every successive election until 2020. Democratic Governor Ed Rendell lost Westmoreland in 2002 and 2006. In 2004 Republican Bob Regola flipped

364-476: The 2022 Gubernatorial race, the cities of Greensburg, New Kensington, Latrobe, and Jeannette all voted for Democrat Josh Shapiro over Republican Doug Mastriano despite voting Republican in the 2020 Presidential election. Westmoreland County is administered by a three-member publicly elected commission. Each commissioner serves in four-year terms. Elections occur in the odd-numbered years that precede U.S. presidential elections. All three Commissioners are chosen in

392-994: The Mellon family Ailsa Mellon Bruce (1901–1969), daughter of Andrew William Mellon, philanthropist Paul Mellon (1907–1999), son of Andrew William Mellon, philanthropist Andrew W. Mellon (1855–1937), U.S. banker, businessman and Treasury Secretary Christopher Mellon (born 1958), U.S. former politician and businessman William Larimer Mellon, Sr. (1868–1949), entrepreneur William Larimer Mellon, Jr. (1910–1989), a.k.a. Larry Mellon, philanthropist Timothy Mellon , entrepreneur, founder of Guilford Transportation Industries Alfred Mellon (1820 – 24 March 1867), British composer and conductor Micky Mellon (born 1972), Scottish former footballer, now Manager Niall Mellon (born 1967), Irish philanthropist Pauline Mellon , Irish mathematician Other uses [ edit ] Andrew W. Mellon Foundation , private foundation with five core areas of interest, endowed with wealth accumulated by Andrew W. Mellon Mellon Trust ,

420-522: The Mellon family traces its origins to County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. In 1816, Archibald Mellon emigrated from Northern Ireland to the United States and set up residence in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania . Two years later, Archibald was joined by his son, Andrew, and his family. The family's wealth originated with Mellon Bank , founded in 1869 by Archibald's grandson, Thomas Mellon . Under

448-506: The U.S. It operated from 1978 to 1988. Westmoreland County has four Pennsylvania state parks . Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities , boroughs , townships , and, in at most two cases, towns . The following cities, boroughs, and townships are located in Westmoreland County: Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the U.S. Census Bureau for

476-476: The descendants of Thomas Alexander Mellon Jr, of James Ross Mellon, of Andrew William Mellon, and of Richard Beatty Mellon. The Mellon family are members of the Episcopal Church . The following is a list of figures closely aligned with or subordinate to the Mellon family. The following is a list of companies in which the Mellon family have held a controlling or otherwise significant interest. The following

504-661: The direction of Thomas's son, Andrew William Mellon, the Mellons became principal investors and majority owners of Gulf Oil (which merged with Chevron Corporation in 1985), Alcoa (since 1886), The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (since 1970), Koppers (since 1912), New York Shipbuilding (1899–1968) and Carborundum Corporation , as well as their major financial and ownership influence on Westinghouse Electric , H.J. Heinz Company , Newsweek , U.S. Steel , First Boston Corporation and General Motors . The family bank later became part of BNY Mellon . The family also founded

532-649: The expansion of iron, steel, and glass manufacturing. The 600-acre coke works for the Isabella Furnace were built in Cokeville (then Coketown) in the Spring of 1872. At one point, company "coal patches" (towns built for miners) represented about one-third of the county's settlements. A major strike by coal miners represented by the United Mine Workers of America took place in 1910–1911. Sixteen people were killed in

560-434: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 153,650 households, of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

588-559: The row offices including defeating the incumbent District Attorney and County Coroner, following the 2021 election the minority County Commissioner was the only Democrat to hold Countywide office. In 2023 Republicans retained their majority on the Board of Commissioners and held every row office. As of 2020 , the only majority-Democratic cities within the county are Arnold and Monessen . That being said, local Democrats running statewide sometimes win additional cities and boroughs. For example, in

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616-467: The same election, and voters may vote for no more than two candidates. By state law, the commission must have a minority party guaranteeing a political split on the commission. The Commissioners are responsible for the management of the fiscal and administrative functions of the county. School districts: According to EdNA Coal mining became a major industry in the county after the Civil War, followed by

644-505: The strike. In 2020, the top industries in the county were health care and social services (16.3% of jobs), manufacturing (13.8%), and retail trade (13.7%). Mining comprised less than 1% of the jobs in the county. Westmoreland County is now believed to be the site of over 100 abandoned mines. Volkswagen's Westmoreland plant near New Stanton in Westmoreland County was the first foreign-owned factory mass-producing automobiles in

672-521: The title Mellon . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mellon&oldid=1085802678 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mellon family The American branch of

700-524: Was 2.32, and the average family size was 2.86. 22.3% of the population were under 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males. As of March 4, 2024, there are 245,262 registered voters in Westmoreland County. Chart of Voter Registration The Democratic Party historically dominated county-level politics between

728-529: Was a close associate of the Mellons. The family's founding patriarch was Judge Thomas Mellon (1813–1908), the son of Andrew Mellon and Rebecca Wauchob, who were Scotch-Irish farmers from Camp Hill Cottage, in Lower Castletown, County Tyrone , Ireland, and emigrated to what is now the Pittsburgh suburb of north-central Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania . The family can be divided into four branches:

756-547: Was located west of the Allegheny Mountains . Westmoreland County originally included the present-day counties of Fayette , Washington , Greene , and parts of Beaver , Allegheny , Indiana , and Armstrong counties. Formed from Lancaster, Northumberland, and later Bedford counties, Westmoreland County was founded on February 26, 1773, and was the first county in the Pennsylvania colony whose entire territorial boundary

784-483: Was located west of the Allegheny Mountains. Westmoreland County originally included the present-day counties of Fayette, Washington, Greene, and parts of Beaver, Allegheny, Indiana, and Armstrong counties. It is named after Westmorland, a historic county of England. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,036 square miles (2,680 km ), of which 1,028 square miles (2,660 km )

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