W.W. Speer
His father, Alexander Speer, was a partner in the plow manufacturing company, Hall & Speer. The company was later renamed Alexander Speer & Sons, and W.W. Speer became head of the firm upon his father's death in 1876. From 1876-1880, he was president of the Pittsburgh Forge & Iron Company, which operated a mill employing 250 workers in Allegheny City (North Side) from 1867-1931.
W.W. Speer was elected a trustee of Dollar Bank in 1876 and its president in 1894.
He and his wife, Lavinia Kennedy Speer, lived in Allegheny City and had three sons and two daughters. Their son, William W. Speer (b. 1877), became a well-known local artist.
W.W. Speer was on the Library Committee of Allegheny City and held 7 U.S. patents in plow and pushcart designs.
W.W. Speer was elected a trustee of Dollar Bank in 1876 and its president in 1894.
He and his wife, Lavinia Kennedy Speer, lived in Allegheny City and had three sons and two daughters. Their son, William W. Speer (b. 1877), became a well-known local artist.
W.W. Speer was on the Library Committee of Allegheny City and held 7 U.S. patents in plow and pushcart designs.