William H. Russell

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William H. Russell was a 19th-century American businessman best known as a co-founder of the Pony Express mail service.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American businessperson
businessperson
human
activeInPeriod 19th century
businessDomain express mail services
overland freight
stagecoach operations
coFounded Pony Express
Russell, Majors and Waddell
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer Russell, Majors and Waddell
familyName Russell
fieldOfWork freighting
mail delivery
transportation
givenName William
knownFor co-founding the Pony Express
memberOf Russell, Majors and Waddell
notableAchievement helped establish fast transcontinental mail service in the United States
notableWork Pony Express
occupation businessperson
entrepreneur
placeOfActivity American West
United States of America
sexOrGender male

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Skull and Bones ("William Huntington Russell")
foundedBy
Pony Express
founder

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