Cyrus West Field

Businessperson, Deceased Person

1819 – 1892

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Who was Cyrus West Field?

Cyrus West Field was an American businessman and financier who, along with other entrepreneurs, created the Atlantic Telegraph Company and laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1858.

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Born
Oct 20, 1819
Stockbridge
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  • United States of America
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Died
Jul 12, 1892
Irvington

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on July 23, 2013

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