Alexander Majors
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Alexander Majors was a 19th-century American transportation magnate and freighting pioneer who helped revolutionize overland mail and cargo delivery in the American West.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American businessman
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freighting pioneer → person → transportation magnate → |
| activeInPlace |
American West
NERFINISHED
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Great Plains NERFINISHED → Missouri NERFINISHED → |
| basedIn |
Kansas City, Missouri
NERFINISHED
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| coFounded |
Pony Express
NERFINISHED
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Russell, Majors and Waddell NERFINISHED → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| familyName |
Majors
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| fieldOfWork |
freight hauling
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mail delivery → overland transportation → |
| givenName |
Alexander
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| influenced |
development of commercial transportation in the American West
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| involvedIn |
overland mail contracts for the U.S. government
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| knownFor |
large-scale logistical organization of frontier freighting
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strict rules of conduct for his employees → |
| notableFor |
co-founding the Pony Express
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developing large-scale wagon train freighting → overland freight operations in the American West → |
| notableWork |
organization of wagon trains on the Santa Fe Trail
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| occupation |
businessman
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freighter → transportation executive → |
| partner |
William B. Waddell
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William H. Russell NERFINISHED → |
| timePeriod |
19th century
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| usedTransportMode |
ox-drawn wagons
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stagecoaches → |
Referenced by (2)
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Pony Express
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founder |
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William B. Waddell
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partnerInBusinessWith |