- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Stephen Birch
Kennecott Copper
1915 - 1933
Agriculture & Mining
b. 1872
| Education |  |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Columbia University |
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1872 - 1940 |
| Birthplace | New York (NY) |
| Race | White |
Under Birch’s direction, Kennecott Copper experienced impressive growth. In 1915, the firm had 450 employees and $11 million in sales. By the time of Birch’s death in 1940, Kennecott Copper had nearly 29,000 employees and sales in excess of $177 million. Kennecott Copper had become the largest copper producer in the U.S. with the ability to produce 1 billion pounds of copper annually.