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.

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instanceOf Irish-American
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
James Graham Fair NERFINISHED
William S. O'Brien NERFINISHED
businessRole director of various mining companies
president of Commercial Cable Company
causeOfDeath heart disease
citizenship United States of America
deathCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
deathDate 1902-07-20
deathPlace London, England
surface form: London
era 19th century
ethnicOrigin Irish
familyName Mackay NERFINISHED
founded Commercial Cable Company NERFINISHED
Postal Telegraph Company NERFINISHED
givenName John NERFINISHED
industry mining industry
telecommunications industry
knownFor amassing a large fortune from silver mining
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
miner
telecommunications entrepreneur
primaryActivityLocation Comstock Lode, Nevada NERFINISHED
residence New York City
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

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Bonanza kings member John William Mackay
subject surface form: Bonanza Kings
Ellin Mackay relative John William Mackay