Sterling, Henry S. 1905-....

Henry Sterling, originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, lived in Pittsburgh during the mid-nineteenth century. In the 1830s, Sterling bought into the Lorenz & Cuddy firm and it was renamed Lorenz, Sterling and Co. The company owned and operated the Pittsburgh Rolling Mill in the South Side neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Sterling owned buildings at Wood Street and Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh, and residences in both Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Sterling also dabbled in a variety of business endeavors, including leasing land, financing mortgages, and the selling of dry goods. He was one of the corporators of the Allegheny Cemetery, opening in 1845. The collection also includes letters between Sterling and United States congressmen regarding the annexation of Texas and the Tariff of 1842. Sterling attended the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Allegheny City, located on Pittsburgh's Northside, where he was involved in the Church Society. Presumably Sterling was married, but there is no mention of his wife in the collection or his will, and it is likely that he was a widower. Sterling had four children; Robert B., William H., J. Franklin and Anna Margaret. His sons attended the Academical Department of the Western University of Pennsylvania as children and continued at the University as young men. His daughter attended the Female Seminary in Steubenville, Ohio.

From the description of Papers of Henry Sterling, 1810-1869. (University of Pittsburgh). WorldCat record id: 173820211