William B. Waddell
Organization founder
1807 – 1872
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Who was William B. Waddell?
William Bradford Waddell is often credited along with Alexander Majors and William Hepburn Russell as the founders, owners, and operators of the Pony Express. He is described as “phlegmatic, stoical, inclined to sulk if displeased, a cautious penny-pincher, and unable to reach a decision without ponderous deliberation."
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- Born
- Oct 17, 1807
Fauquier County - Also known as
- William Waddell
- Died
- Apr 1, 1872
Lexington
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on July 23, 2013
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