William Lewis Sublette

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William Lewis Sublette was a prominent 19th-century American fur trader, frontiersman, and explorer who played a key role in opening the West along the Oregon Trail.

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instanceOf American fur trader
explorer
person
associatedWith American West NERFINISHED
Oregon Trail NERFINISHED
fur trading companies in the Rocky Mountains
centuryOfActivity 19th century
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Sublette NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork exploration of the American West
fur trade
fullName William Lewis Sublette NERFINISHED
givenName William
hasNotableRole key figure in early overland routes to the Pacific Northwest
knownFor pioneering travel routes used by later Oregon Trail emigrants
languageSpoken English
middleName Lewis NERFINISHED
movement American frontier expansion
notableFor activities along the Oregon Trail
participation in the Rocky Mountain fur trade
role in opening the American West
occupation explorer
frontiersman
fur trader
participantIn Rocky Mountain fur trade
westward expansion of the United States
residence United States western frontier
sexOrGender male

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Sublette County, Wyoming namedAfter William Lewis Sublette