Fairless, Benjamin Franklin (1890-1962), was an American industrialist. He was president of U.S. Steel Corporation from 1938 to 1953 and chairman of the board from 1952 to 1955. He held several positions with the American Iron and Steel Institute and served as its president from 1955 until his death on Jan. 1, 1962. Fairless received the Bessemer Medal in 1951 for distinguished service to the iron and steel industry. He was born Benjamin F. Williams on May 3, 1890, in Pigeon Run, Ohio. He took the name Fairless from an uncle who adopted him. He graduated from Ohio Northern University.
