The
Mellon family is a wealthy and influential American family from
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The family fortune originated with
Mellon Bank, founded 1869. They became principal investors and majority owners of
Gulf Oil (founded 1901 becoming
Chevron-Texaco 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,
H.J. Heinz,
Newsweek,
U.S. Steel,
Credit Suisse First Boston and
General Motors.