Henry T. DeBardeleben

Henry Ticknor DeBardeleben (January 2, 1874 – November 2, 1948) was an American coal magnate from Alabama.

Early life Henry Ticknor DeBardeleben was born on January 2, 1874, in Birmingham, Alabama. He attended Howard College, now known as Samford University, and the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now known as Auburn University, from which he graduated in 1892. He served as its President. He founded Sipsey as a company town in the 1920s. He acquired the Empire Coal Company as well as the Carona Coal Company in 1922. By 1940, he acquired a factory in Holt, Alabama.

Additionally, DeBardeleben served as the Vice President and Director of the National Coal Association.

Personal life He was married twice. He married his wife, Julie Thomas, in 1896; she died in 1910. He was an Episcopalian, and a member of the Republican Party.

Death He died on November 2, 1948.