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John Pitcairn, Jr.

@johnjr_hq

Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist (1841-1916)

Building PPG Industries as Founder · United States

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Lived
1841–1916

About

John Pitcairn, Jr. (1841–1916) was an anti-vaccine activist. They were born in Johnstone.

In context

PPG Industries was founded in 1883 and has no closure on record. Among the 592 other companies founded in the 1880s we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 68 years.

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