Edward Larned Ryerson, Jr

1886 - 1971  (84 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Edward Larned Ryerson
  Suffix	Jr
  Born	3 Dec 1886	Chicago, Cook, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Chairman of the Board of Inland Steel
  		SS Edward L. Ryerson. In 1959, the Inland Steel Company of Chicago contracted H.C. Downer & Associates Incorporated of Cleveland to design an ore ship which would be constructed by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The resulting ship was named After Edward.
  Philanthropy	Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area
  	Once the Ryerson's home in 1966 he donated it to the newly formed Lake County Forest Preserve District. He then convinced other landowners in the area to do the same. Today the forest preserve is 561 acres and contains 6.5 miles of trails.
  		Edward L Ryerson Conservation Area. Edward L Ryerson Conservation Area.
  Died	2 Aug 1971	Cook County, Illinois
  		Edward Larned Ryerson Jr. Obituary Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), 03 Aug 1971, Tuesday, Page 22
  Buried	Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Lake, Illinois, United States
  		Ryerson - Ranney Plot
  		Edward Larned Ryerson Jr. Marker Edward Larned Ryerson Jr. Marker
  Siblings	3 siblings
  1. Joseph Turner Ryerson, Sr,   b. 21 Nov 1880, Chicago, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 7 Dec 1947, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
  2. Mary Ryerson,   b. 7 Jan 1883, Chicago, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 14 Apr 1941, Dover, Norfolk, Massachusetts
  3. Donald Mitchell Ryerson,   b. 2 Dec 1884, Chicago, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 8 May 1932, Lake Forest, Lake, Illinois
  Person ID	I57935	Nagel
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Edward Larned Ryerson, Sr,   b. 24 Nov 1854, Chicago, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 19 Jan 1928, Chicago, Cook, Illinois  (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Pringle Mitchell,   b. 28 Aug 1855, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut ,   d. 15 Nov 1939, Chicago, Cook, Illinois  (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F17108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nora Butler,   b. 16 Oct 1888, Chicago, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 30 Dec 1971, Libertyville, Lake, Illinois  (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Nora Ryerson,   b. 10 Sep 1916, Chicago, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 29 Mar 1987, Libertyville, Lake, Illinois  (Age 70 years) + 2. Edward Larned Ryerson, III,   b. 11 Dec 1918, Riverside, Riverside, California ,   d. 18 Nov 1992, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 73 years)   3. Morton Butler Ryerson,   b. 28 Jun 1922, Chicago, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 6 Dec 1944, Philippines  (Age 22 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2021
  Family ID	F17128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Dec 1886 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois Philanthropy - Once the Ryerson's home in 1966 he donated it to the newly formed Lake County Forest Preserve District. He then convinced other landowners in the area to do the same. Today the forest preserve is 561 acres and contains 6.5 miles of trails. - - Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area Died - 2 Aug 1971 - Cook County, Illinois Buried - - Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Lake, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		Edward Larned Ryerson Jr. Edward Larned Ryerson Jr.
  		Edward L. Ryerson Jr. Edward was a business man. He was the Chairman of Inland Steel from 1940 to 1953. He built a weekend home in the area now known as Riverwoods. In 1966 his family donated the land to the county and it became The Ryerson Conservation Area (forest preserve).

  
  

  Documents

  Edward Ryerson Newest Ore Carrier Park Forest Star, Jan 22, 1960, Page 29, Park Forest, Illinois