John William Mackay
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John William Mackay was a 19th-century Irish-American industrialist and mining magnate who amassed a vast fortune from Nevada’s Comstock Lode and later became a major figure in transatlantic telecommunications.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John William Mackay canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Irish-American
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businessperson ⓘ mining magnate ⓘ telecommunications pioneer ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1831-11-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessPartner |
James Clair Flood
NERFINISHED
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James Graham Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ William S. O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessRole |
director of various mining companies
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president of Commercial Cable Company ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1902-07-20 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Mackay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Commercial Cable Company
NERFINISHED
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Postal Telegraph Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
mining industry
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telecommunications industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
amassing a large fortune from silver mining
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co-founding the Bonanza firm on the Comstock Lode ⓘ competing with the transatlantic cable monopoly ⓘ developing the Comstock Lode mines in Nevada ⓘ founding the Commercial Cable Company ⓘ reducing transatlantic telegraph rates ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| marriagePlace | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Bonanza firm ⓘ |
| name | John William Mackay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of the Big Bonanza ore body on the Comstock Lode ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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miner ⓘ telecommunications entrepreneur ⓘ |
| primaryActivityLocation | Comstock Lode, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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Paris ⓘ San Francisco, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia City, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Marie Louise Hungerford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wealthStatus | one of the richest men in the United States in the late 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bonanza Kings