Cyrus S. Eaton Biography

Cyrus S. Eaton biography

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NAME: Cyrus S. Eaton
OCCUPATION: Anti-War Activist, Business Leader, Philanthropist
BIRTH DATE: December 27, 1883
DEATH DATE: May 09, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH: Pugwash, Canada
PLACE OF DEATH: Cleveland, Ohio

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Cyrus S. Eaton was a Canadian industrialist and formed the third largest steel company in the United States.

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Cyrus S. Eaton was born on December 27, 1883 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia. He built power plants in western Canada, and diversified into banking and steel in the U.S. In 1930 he formed Republic Steel, the 3rd-largest U.S. steel company. He lost his fortune in the Depression but subsequently made another. An advocate of nuclear disarmament, he helped inaugurate the Pugwash Conferences. He died in 1979.