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William Henry Conley

1840 - 1897

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William Henry Conley (11 June 1840 – 25 July 1897), was a Pittsburgh philanthropist and industrialist. He was married to Sarah Shaffer (1841–1908). Together, they provided organizational and financial support to religious institutions in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Henry Conley has received more than 83,109 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Henry Conley is the 492nd most popular businessperson (down from 393rd in 2019), the 6,432nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,160th in 2019) and the 152nd most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, William Henry Conley ranks 492 out of 847Before him are Alexey Miller, Piero Dusio, Helen Walton, John Houlding, Dmitry Rybolovlev, and Mansour Ojjeh. After him are Earl Tupper, Suleyman Kerimov, Samuel Cunard, Milton S. Hershey, Hermann Josef Abs, and George Peabody.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1840, William Henry Conley ranks 80Before him are Ferdinand Sarrien, Illarion Pryanishnikov, Henri Duveyrier, Iakob Gogebashvili, Juan Bautista Gill, and Yaa Asantewaa. After him are Simeon Solomon, Jeanna Bauck, Ghazaros Aghayan, John Philip Holland, Charles Booth, and Franz Mertens. Among people deceased in 1897, William Henry Conley ranks 66Before him are Mutsu Munemitsu, Gotō Shōjirō, James Legge, Japetus Steenstrup, Adam Asnyk, and Dimitrie Ghica. After him are Jan Heemskerk, Harriet Jacobs, Charles Blondin, Léon Gautier, Lea Ahlborn, and Francesco Brioschi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Henry Conley ranks 6,432 out of 20,380Before him are Russell M. Nelson (1924), Diana Muldaur (1938), Bob Sapp (1973), Penelope Ann Miller (1964), Chris Wedge (1957), and Eugene Burton Ely (1886). After him are Damon Knight (1922), Bobo Brazil (1924), Charles Bolden (1946), Audrey Munson (1891), Walt Frazier (1945), and Jonathan M. Wainwright (1883).

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, William Henry Conley ranks 152Before him are Jamie Hyneman (1956), Bob Lazar (1959), S. Robson Walton (1944), Dana White (1969), Laurene Powell Jobs (1963), and Helen Walton (1919). After him are Earl Tupper (1907), Milton S. Hershey (1857), George Peabody (1795), Will Keith Kellogg (1860), Samuel P. Bush (1863), and Gene Haas (1952).