Oakes Ames

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Oakes Ames was a 19th-century American congressman and industrialist best known for his pivotal role in financing and promoting the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad and his involvement in the Crédit Mobilier scandal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
politician
boardMemberOf Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
employer Ames Shovel Works NERFINISHED
familyName Ames NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork railroad construction
tool manufacturing
givenName Oakes NERFINISHED
hasPart legacy in the development of the American West through railroads
industry manufacturing
rail transport
influenced economic development along the First Transcontinental Railroad route
expansion of the Union Pacific Railroad
knownFor financing the Union Pacific Railroad
involvement in the Crédit Mobilier scandal
promoting the Union Pacific Railroad
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
name Oakes Ames NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableAward commemorated by the Ames Monument in Wyoming
notableEvent Crédit Mobilier of America scandal NERFINISHED
notableWork financing of the Union Pacific Railroad
promotion of the Union Pacific Railroad
occupation businessperson
industrialist
politician
railroad executive
participantIn Crédit Mobilier of America scandal NERFINISHED
construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad
placeOfBirth Easton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath North Easton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
positionHeld Member of the United States House of Representatives
relative Oliver Ames Sr. NERFINISHED
representedArea Massachusetts NERFINISHED
residence North Easton, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sibling Oliver Ames Jr. NERFINISHED

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Ames hasNotableBearer Oakes Ames
Ames, Iowa namedAfter Oakes Ames