Cyrus K. Holliday
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Cyrus K. Holliday was a 19th-century American railroad executive, politician, and co-founder of both the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and the city of Topeka, Kansas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cyrus K. Holliday canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
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city founder ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ railroad executive ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
ⓘ
Government of Kansas ⓘ
surface form:
Kansas state government
Topeka, Kansas ⓘ
surface form:
city of Topeka, Kansas
|
| coFounderOf |
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
ⓘ
Topeka, Kansas ⓘ
surface form:
city of Topeka, Kansas
|
| contributedTo |
expansion of rail lines across Kansas
ⓘ
selection of Topeka as Kansas state capital ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Holliday ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
politics
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rail transport ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| givenName |
Cyrus I
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surface form:
Cyrus
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| hasRole |
civic leader in Topeka
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railroad organizer ⓘ state military official in Kansas ⓘ |
| influenced |
economic development of Kansas
ⓘ
settlement patterns along the Santa Fe Railway route ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a co-founder of Topeka, Kansas
ⓘ
being a co-founder of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ⓘ |
| name | Cyrus K. Holliday self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of railroads in the American West
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role in founding Topeka as capital of Kansas ⓘ |
| notableWork |
co-founding of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
ⓘ
co-founding of the city of Topeka, Kansas ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ railroad executive ⓘ railroad promoter ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Kansas
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Topeka, Kansas ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| positionHeld |
Adjutant General of Kansas
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mayor of Topeka ⓘ member of the Kansas Territorial Legislature ⓘ president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ⓘ |
| residence | Topeka, Kansas ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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