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Mellon family

Every case in the archive that involves the Mellon family, best-known first, with the members Wikidata records in office, command or a ranked fortune.

Families in powerFortunes through time

The cases

Under each headline: who in the family is in the case. Each card opens the full cited case.

Cases
1
Years
2018 to 2018
Countries
Mexico
Subjects
Modern estates
In power
1756 to 1941
Power held
Government office, Military command
Relatives recorded
27
Database
Every member on a time line
Updated
30 October 2026
Four generations of the Mellon family: Four generations of the Mellon family. From left to right: Judge Thomas Mellon, holding his great grandson Matthew Mellon; William Larimer Me2018 · Cancún, Quintana Roo, MexicoBanking heir Matthew Mellon died with $193 million in XRP, the keys hidden under other people's names, and a deal that let his estate sell only a little each dayMatthew Mellon, heir of the Mellon and Drexel banking families, left $193 million in XRP; his three children were his heirs.Matthew Mellon came from the Mellon and Drexel banking families. His first wife was Tamara Mellon, co-founder of Jimmy Choo; they married at Blenheim Palace in 1999. In late 2017 he put $2 million into the cryptocurrency XRP.dailydot.com and 2 more

Romanov palaces to the US National Gallery

One fortune, step by step. Every fortune followed through time

1613Romanovs elected to the throne
186123 million serfs freed; the state pays landlords
1917–1918Nicholas II abdicates; the family is shot at Yekaterinburg
1918Private art collections nationalised
1928–1934The Soviet state sells about 250 Hermitage paintings; Andrew Mellon buys 21 for $6.654m
1941National Gallery of Art opens on Mellon's gift
1995Loans-for-shares: Norilsk 51% for $170.1m, Yukos 45% for $159m
2022UK sanctions Abramovich; Chelsea sold for £2.5bn, proceeds frozen

Members who held power

From Wikidata: office, rank or fortune, oldest first. Each name opens its Wikipedia article.

Thomas Mellon1813entrepreneur; banker; prothonotary; founderUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Andrew W. Mellon1855politician; entrepreneur; diplomat; banker; finance minister; art collectorUnited States
Richard B. Mellon1858bankerUnited States
Richard King Mellon1899economistUnited States
Ailsa Mellon Bruce1901art collectorUnited States
Paul Mellon1907entrepreneur; art collector; philanthropistUnited States
John Warner1927lawyer; politician; farmer; military officer; juristUnited States
Constance Barber Mellon1941patron of the artsUnited States