) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁entrepr ene ur ▁who ▁founded ▁the ▁H . ▁J . ▁Hein z ▁Company ▁based ▁in ▁Pitts burgh , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁German ▁imm igr ants ▁who ▁came ▁independently ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 4 0 s . ▁He ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁extended ▁family ▁of ▁the ▁Tr umps . ▁Hein z ▁developed ▁his ▁business ▁into ▁a ▁national ▁company ▁which ▁made ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 ▁food ▁products ; ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁first ▁was ▁tom ato ▁k etch up . ▁He ▁was ▁influ ential ▁for ▁introdu cing ▁high ▁san it ary ▁standards ▁for ▁food ▁manufact uring . ▁He ▁also ▁exerc ised ▁a ▁pat ernal ▁relationship ▁with ▁his ▁workers , ▁providing ▁health ▁benefits , ▁recre ation ▁facilities , ▁and ▁cultural ▁amen ities . ▁Hein z ▁was ▁the ▁great - grand father ▁of ▁former ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁H . ▁John ▁Hein z ▁III ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁and ▁a ▁second ▁cousin ▁of ▁Frederick ▁Trump , ▁and ▁second ▁cousin ▁twice ▁removed ▁of ▁Donald ▁Trump . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Henry ▁John ▁Hein z ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁Pennsylvania ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁German ▁imm igr ants ▁John ▁Henry ▁Hein z ▁( 1 8 1 1 – 1 8 9 1 ), ▁of ▁K all stadt , ▁Pal at inate , ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Bav aria , ▁and ▁Anna ▁Marg are tha ▁Schmidt ▁( 1