Eckley Brinton Coxe.

About Eckley Brinton Coxe

Eckley Brinton Coxe was an American mining engineer, coal baron, inventor, industrialist, state senator, and philanthropist from Pennsylvania. He was a co-founder of the Coxe Brothers and Company coal mining operation, which became one of the largest independent producers of anthracite coal in the United States. Through his mining, railroad, manufacturing, and landholding interests, Coxe became one of the most influential coal operators in the Pennsylvania anthracite region during the late nineteenth century. As a leading anthracite coal operator, Coxe was a prominent opponent of organized labor and played a significant role in defeating union efforts during the prolonged anthracite strike of 1887–1888.