Cyrus Holliday

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor Railroad construction
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Kansas_Historical_Society
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Atchison,_Topeka_and_Santa_Fe_Railway
gptkbp:born 1826
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Topeka_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Cyrus_Holliday_Jr.
gptkbp:contributedTo Economic_growth_of_Kansas
gptkbp:contribution Development of Kansas
gptkbp:died 1900
gptkbp:education gptkb:Union_College
gptkbp:founded Topeka
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cyrus Holliday
gptkbp:influenced Railroad_expansion_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:involvedIn Real estate development
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Railroad industry
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn Community development projects
gptkbp:isKnownFor Visionary leadership in railroads
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor Contributions to transportation
gptkbp:knownFor Founding_the_Atchison,_Topeka_and_Santa_Fe_Railway
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_transportation_in_the_West
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:occupation Businessman
gptkbp:participatedIn Civic_organizations_in_Topeka
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:New_York,_USA
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Topeka,_Kansas,_USA
gptkbp:positionHeld President_of_the_Atchison,_Topeka_and_Santa_Fe_Railway
gptkbp:promoted Agriculture_in_Kansas
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Kansas_State_Legislature
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Topeka,_Kansas
gptkbp:role Railroad_executive
gptkbp:servedIn Director_of_the_Kansas_State_Historical_Society
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Holliday
gptkbp:supported Public_education_in_Kansas
gptkbp:supports Railroad funding
gptkbp:wasA Philanthropist
Advocate for infrastructure development
Community leader
Influential businessman
Entrepreneur in the 19th century
Visionary in transportation
Business_leader_in_Kansas
Key_figure_in_Kansas_history
Pioneer_in_railroad_development
Public_figure_in_Kansas
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn Local_politics_in_Topeka
gptkbp:wasPartOf Early_Kansas_settlers