Hiram Sibley

GPTKB entity

Properties (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Businessman
gptkbp:advocacy Technological innovation in telegraphy
Telegraph workers' rights
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Samuel_Morse
Telegraph operators
Government telecommunication policies
Investors in telecommunication ventures
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Rochester
gptkbp:born February 20, 1807
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Mount_Hope_Cemetery
gptkbp:businessModel Monopoly in telegraph services
gptkbp:children gptkb:Hiram_Sibley_Jr.
gptkbp:civicEngagement Community development initiatives
gptkbp:contributedTo Economic growth through communication.
Technological advancements in telegraphy
Infrastructure_development_in_the_U.S.
Economic_development_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:contribution Expansion of telegraph lines
gptkbp:died February 12, 1888
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Rochester
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Sibley,_Lindsay_and_Curr_Company
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Western_Union
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key figure in 19th-century American business
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hiram Sibley
gptkbp:impact Modern communication systems
Public perception of telegraph services
gptkbp:influenced Telecommunications
gptkbp:influenceOn Business practices in telecommunications
Future telecommunications legislation
Investment in communication technology
Telecommunication education programs
Telegraph regulation policies
gptkbp:inspiration Future telecommunications leaders
gptkbp:inventor Improved telegraph technology
gptkbp:involvedIn Public telegraph services
Telegraph industry regulations
Railroad_telegraphy
gptkbp:knownFor Telegraph industry
gptkbp:leadership Innovative and strategic
gptkbp:legacy American_business_history
Pioneer_in_telecommunications
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Rochester,_New_York
gptkbp:market International telegraph connections
Western_Union's_growth
gptkbp:marketingStrategy Customer service focus
Acquisition of smaller telegraph companies
Telegraph industry consolidation
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:occupation Telegraph_executive
gptkbp:participatesIn Development of telegraph technology
Establishment of telegraph stations
Formation of telegraph associations
American_Civil_War_communications
gptkbp:partnerships gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkbp:philanthropy Support for educational institutions
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Sibley
gptkbp:strategicGoals National telegraph network
gptkbp:vision Global communication networks