Minor C. Keith
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Minor C. Keith was an American businessman and railroad developer whose banana and railway enterprises in Central America led to the creation of the powerful United Fruit Company.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
→
businessperson → entrepreneur → railroad developer → |
| associatedWith | United States expansion in Central America → |
| birthDate | 1848-01-19 → |
| birthPlace |
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
→
surface form:
Brooklyn, New York, United States
|
| businessRegion |
Colombia
→
Costa Rica → Guatemala NERFINISHED → Honduras NERFINISHED → Nicaragua NERFINISHED → Panama → |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease → |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America → |
| deathDate | 1929-06-14 → |
| developed | railroad from San José to Limón in Costa Rica → |
| employer | United Fruit Company → |
| ethnicGroup | White American → |
| familyName | Keith → |
| founded |
banana export enterprises in Central America
→
banana plantations in Costa Rica → |
| fullName | Minor Cooper Keith → |
| givenName | Minor → |
| industry |
agriculture
→
banana industry → rail transport → |
| influenced | economic development of Caribbean coast of Costa Rica → |
| languageSpoken |
English
→
Spanish → |
| mergedBusinessInto | United Fruit Company → |
| notableFor |
co-founding United Fruit Company
→
construction of railways in Costa Rica → development of banana trade in Central America → early use of refrigerated ships for banana export → |
| occupation |
banana plantation owner
→
businessman → railroad executive → |
| parent | Minor Hubbell Keith → |
| placeOfDeath | New York City, United States NERFINISHED → |
| playedRoleIn | creation of United Fruit Company in 1899 → |
| positionHeld |
director of United Fruit Company
→
vice president of United Fruit Company → |
| relativeByMarriage |
José María Castro Madriz
NERFINISHED
→
Próspero Fernández Oreamuno → |
| residence |
Costa Rica
NERFINISHED
→
New York City → |
| sibling | Henry Meiggs Keith NERFINISHED → |
| spouse | Cristina Castro Fernández → |
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