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Elbert Henry Gary
American lawyer, county judge and corporate officer
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| Preceded by | Charles M.
Schwab |
| Succeeded by | James Augustine Farrell, Sr. |
| Born | ()October 8, Wheaton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 15, () (aged&#;80) New York City, U.S. |
| Spouses | Julia Emily Graves &#; &#; (m.&#;; died&#;)&#;Emma T Townsend &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
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Elbert Henry Gary (October 8, &#;&#; August 15, ) was an American lawyer, county judge and business executive.
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He was a founder of U.S. Steel in alongside J. P. Morgan, William H. Moore, Henry Clay Frick and Charles M. Schwab. The city of Gary, Indiana, a steel town, was named for him when it was founded in Gary, West Virginia was also named after him. When trust busting President Theodore Roosevelt said that Gary was head of the steel trust, Gary considered it a c Elbert Henry Gary - Steel Museum SATE