Thomas Alexander Mellon ( February 3 , 1813 -- February 3 , 1908 ) was a Scotch-Irish American , entrepreneur , lawyer , and judge , best known as the founder of Mellon Bank and patriarch of the Mellon family of Pittsburgh .
Thomas Alexander Mellon ( February 3 , 1813 -- February 3 , 1908 ) was a Scotch-Irish-American , entrepreneur , lawyer , and judge . He was best known as the founder of Mellon Bank and patriarch of the Mellon family of Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania .