Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard

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Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard was a 19th-century American fur trader, land speculator, and early Chicago pioneer who played a key role in the city’s commercial development.

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instanceOf fur trader
human
land speculator
pioneer
birthDate 1802-08-22
birthPlace Windsor, Vermont, United States NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1886-09-14
deathPlace Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED
describedBySource 19th-century Chicago historical accounts
educatedAt local schools in Vermont
employer American Fur Company NERFINISHED
era 19th century
ethnicGroup American
familyName Hubbard NERFINISHED
genre memoir writing
givenName Gurdon NERFINISHED
hasOccupation stockyard developer
hasPart Hubbard’s Trace (historic trail/route he helped establish) NERFINISHED
knownFor early Chicago pioneer
fur trading in the American Midwest
helping establish Chicago stockyards
land speculation in Illinois
role in Chicago’s commercial development
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Illinois House of Representatives NERFINISHED
movement American frontier expansion
name Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard NERFINISHED
notableWork autobiographical reminiscences about early Chicago
development of Chicago’s commercial infrastructure
promotion of Illinois and Chicago land development
occupation businessperson
fur trader
insurance executive
land speculator
politician
partOf history of Chicago
placeOfBurial Graceland Cemetery, Chicago NERFINISHED
positionHeld member of the Illinois House of Representatives
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
Vincennes, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
workLocation Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED
Illinois NERFINISHED
Indiana NERFINISHED

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Hubbard hasNotableBearer Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard