Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892
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Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892
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Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892
Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892
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Field, Cyrus West 1819-1892
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Field, Cyrus W. 1819-1892
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Field, Cyrus West.
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Cyrus West Field
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Cyrus W. (Cyrus West) Field
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Cyrus West Field (1819-1892) was a merchant and capitalist who promoted the laying of the first Atlantic cable linking the U.S. with Europe. He formed a company to build cable communications between Newfoundland and Ireland, helped establish elevated trains in New York City, and participated in the development of the Wabash Railroad. Other business ventures included ownership of a New York newspaper, the Mail and Express.
Merchant.
American financier and promoter of the transatlantic cable.
American financier.
Cyrus Field was an American businessman, entrepreneur, and visionary. He left school at age fifteen to work as a stockboy, and soon became partner in a paper manufacturing company; he was able to retire at forty, a wealthy man. He then spearheaded an effort to lay telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean. Although an initial success was short-lived, Field's determination and leadership eventually allowed him to realize his vision.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/57368358
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85197407
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n85197407
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1148998
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Aqueducts
Aqueducts
Businessmen
Cables, Submarine
Estates, (Law)
Government purchasing
Newspapers
Newspapers
Railroad companies
Railroads, Elevated
Railroads, Elevated
Telegraph
Transatlantic cables
Transportation
Transportation
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Capitalists and financiers
Merchants
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United States
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New York (N.Y.)
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Croton Aqueduct (N.Y.)
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Croton Aqueduct (N.Y.)
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United States
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New York (State)
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United States
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