Frederick Bausman was an early coal mining operator in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Allegheny County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,223,348; making it the second most populous county in Pennsylvania, following Philadelphia County. The county seat is Pittsburgh...

. Born in Pittsburgh in 1825, he was the son of Doctor Frederick Bausman and Sarah Beltzhoover.

Libel Charges

In 1890, he filed criminal libel charges against Guiseppe Carusi, for a circular he published about his wife, the former Virginia Knox, and Frederick's half-sister.