Henry Phipps Jr. (1839-1930)

of New York; Co-Founder of the Carnegie Steel Co., Pittsburgh

He was a childhood friend of Andrew Carnegie and together they founded the Carnegie Steel Company at Pittsburgh which they sold, giving Phipps a fortune of $50 million. In his retirement, he became well known as a philanthropist and gave over $7 million to charity. In 1918, he came in at 23rd (tied with James B. Duke, Jacob Schiff, George Eastman, Pierre S. Du Pont, Louis F. Swift, Julius Rosenwald and Mrs. Lawrence Lewis) on the first ever Forbes Rich List with an estimated personal fortune of $50-million. He married Anne Shaffer and had five children (listed).

Parents (2)

Henry Phipps Sr.

Shoemaker, of England, then Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

c.1803-1884

Hannah (Frank) Phipps

Mrs Hannah/Anna (Frank) Phipps

b.c.1805

Spouse (1)

Anne (Shaffer) Phipps

Mrs Anne Childs (Shaffer) Phipps

1850-1934

Children (5)

Amy (Phipps) Guest

Mrs Amy (Phipps) Guest

1872-1959

John Shaffer Phipps

"Jay" S. Phipps, of New York City & Old Westbury Gardens, N.Y.

1874-1958

Helen (Phipps) Martin

Mrs Helen Margaret (Phipps) Martin

1876-1934

Henry Carnegie Phipps

Henry C. Phipps of Westbury, N.Y., & Palm Beach; Owner of the Wheatley Stable

1879-1953

Howard Phipps

Howard Phipps, of "Erchless" Old Westbury, Long Island, New York

1881-1981

Associated Houses (1)

Henry Phipps Mansion

New York City