Western Union Telegraph Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Telecommunications_company
|
| gptkbp:acquisition |
gptkb:Western_Union_Company
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
2006
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1851
|
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Hiram_Sibley
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Denver,_Colorado
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Western Union Telegraph Company
|
| gptkbp:industry |
Telecommunications
|
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
gptkb:George_B._Cortelyou
gptkb:Thomas_Edison gptkb:William_Orton gptkb:Hiram_Sibley |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
First transcontinental telegraph line
|
| gptkbp:parent_company |
gptkb:Western_Union_Holdings,_Inc.
|
| gptkbp:previousName |
gptkb:New_York_and_Mississippi_Valley_Printing_Telegraph_Company
|
| gptkbp:service_area |
gptkb:United_States
International |
| gptkbp:services |
Telegraph services
Money transfer services |
| gptkbp:subsidiary |
gptkb:Western_Union_Financial_Services
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Western_Union_Company
|