Frick, Henry Clay. Manufacturer. Born in West Overton, Pennsylvania, December 19, 1849. Began life as a clerk for his grandfather, a flour merchant and distiller; later embarked in small way in coke business. Later he became president, and in 1897 chairman of the board of directors of H. C. Frick Coke Company, the largest coke producer in the world, operating nearly 40,000 acres of coal and 12,000 coke ovens, with daily capacity of 25,000 tons. Frick attracted public notice by his vigorous management during the famous strike at Homestead, 1892, when he was shot and stabbed by one of the strikers. Chairman of board of Carnegie Bros., 1889-92, and became chairman of board of the Carnegie Steel Company in 1892. Also connected with numerous other enterprises. Frick died in 1919.

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