Cyrus West Field
American businessman (1819-1892) · United States · On the map · Founders · Died at 72
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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United States
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Lived 1819 to 1892 · aged 72
