Frank E. Sagendorph, 2nd

Frank Elijah Sagendorph, 2nd (March 28, 1883 – May 5, 1972) was a leading Philadelphia industrialist and president of the Penn Metal Corporation of Pennsylvania, also known as Penco, which was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Life and career

Frank Elijah Sagendorph, 2d, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was six years old in 1889 when his family moved to Philadelphia. He was the second son of L. Lewis Sagendorph and Catherine Crainor. In 1919 he became a director of Penn Metal, and still served until his retirement in the late 1960s at which time his son, Frank E. Sagendorph 3rd was heading the company.

Other activities In addition to his other business activities, F. E. Sagendorph, 2nd was general manager and vice-president of his wife's family company, the J. Milton Hagy Waste Works from 1907 to 1912. From his interest in general business, civic and political life, Sagendorph formed many close associations and organization connections throughout his career. He was a member of the National Association of Manufacturers and of its patents and research committee; a member of the Propeller Club of the United States, Port of New York, member of Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade, Philadelphia, New York Board of Trade, Franklin Institute and the American Iron and Steel Institute. He was a Republican in politics, and was a member of the vestry of the Protestant Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.

Personal life Frank E. Sagendorph, 2d, married Elizabeth Hagy on October 3, 1905, at Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. Together they had three children, William L Sagendorph, Frank E. Sagendorph 3rd, and Suzanne Sagendorph Welsh.

Death Frank E. Sagendorph, 2nd died May 5, 1972, and was buried at Arlington Cemetery in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.