Cyrus Kurtz Holliday

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Cyrus Kurtz Holliday was a 19th-century American railroad executive, politician, and founder of Topeka, Kansas, known for helping develop the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.

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instanceOf city founder
human
politician
railroad executive
burialPlace Topeka Cemetery
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1826-04-03
dateOfDeath 1900-03-29
educatedAt Allegheny College
era 19th century
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Holliday
fieldOfWork railroad development
urban development
founded Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Topeka, Kansas
givenName Cyrus
hasHeritage Pennsylvanian
hasPartInName Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
knownFor founding Topeka, Kansas
helping develop the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
livedIn Kansas Territory
Topeka, Kansas
middleName Kurtz
militaryRank colonel
nativeLanguage English
notableRole early leader in Kansas statehood movement
notableWork development of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
occupation businessperson
politician
railroad executive
railway entrepreneur
participantIn American Civil War
placeOfBirth Carlisle, Pennsylvania
placeOfDeath Topeka, Kansas
politicalParty Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
positionHeld Adjutant General of Kansas
member of the Kansas Territorial Legislature
state senator of Kansas
religion Presbyterianism
linked to: Presbyterian
residence Topeka, Kansas
sexOrGender male
spouse Mary Dillon Jones Holliday
workLocation Kansas
Topeka, Kansas

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C.K. Holliday namedAfter Cyrus Kurtz Holliday