fur trader William Sublette
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William Sublette was a prominent early 19th-century American fur trader, explorer, and mountain man who played a key role in opening the Rocky Mountain West to overland travel and commerce.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| fur trader William Sublette canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
explorer
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fur trader ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1840s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1820 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessPartner |
David Edward Jackson
NERFINISHED
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Jedediah Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | tuberculosis ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Rocky Mountain Fur Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1798-09-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1845-07-23 ⓘ |
| era | American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Sublette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | William Lewis Sublette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Sublette County, Wyoming, named in honor of the Sublette brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of overland emigrant trails to the West Coast ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early exploration of the Rocky Mountains
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leadership in the Rocky Mountain fur trade ⓘ role in development of the Oregon Trail corridor ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Rocky Mountain Fur Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
contributed to opening the Rocky Mountain West to overland travel and commerce
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helped establish the rendezvous system in the Rocky Mountain fur trade ⓘ pioneered overland wagon routes to the Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| notableWork | co-founding the Rocky Mountain Fur Company ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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explorer ⓘ fur trader ⓘ mountain man ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Great Plains
NERFINISHED
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Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Rocky Mountain fur trade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Stanly County, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | St. Louis, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | St. Louis, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Andrew Sublette
NERFINISHED
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Milton Sublette NERFINISHED ⓘ Pinckney Sublette NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon Sublette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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