William George Fargo (May 20, 1818 - August 3, 1881), pioneer American expressman, was born in Pompey, New York. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An expressman refers to anyone who has the duty of packing managing and ensuring the delivery of any Cargo. Pompey is a Town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. From the age of thirteen he had to support himself, obtaining little schooling, and for several years he was a clerk in grocery stores in Syracuse. Syracuse (locally ˈsɛrəkjuːs sometimes ˈsɪrəkjuːs or /ˈsɪərəkjuːs/ by non-natives is a city in Central New York, USA.
He became a freight agent for the Auburn & Syracuse railway company at Auburn in 1841, an express messenger between Albany and Buffalo a year later, and in 1843 a resident agent in Buffalo. Auburn ( Áhsku•ˀ in Tuscarora) is a City in Cayuga County, New York, United States of America. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common
In 1844 he organized, with Henry Wells (1805-1878) and Daniel Dunning, the first express company (Wells & Co. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Henry Wells ( December 12 1805 &ndash December 10 1878) was an American businessman important in the history of both the American ; after 1845 Livingston & Fargo) to engage in the carrying business west of Buffalo. The lines of this company (which first operated only to Detroit, via Cleveland) were rapidly extended to Chicago, St. Louis, and other western points. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
In March 1850, when through a consolidation of competing lines the American Express Company was organized, Wells became president and Fargo secretary. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link American Express ( sometimes known as " AmEx " or " Amex " is a diversified global Financial services company headquartered in In 1851, with Wells and others, he organized the firm of Wells, Fargo & Company to conduct an express business between New York and San Francisco by way of the Isthmus of Panama and on the Pacific coast, where it long had a virtual monopoly. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Wells Fargo & Co ( is a diversified Financial services company headquartered in San Francisco California, United States with operations around the The Isthmus of Panama, also historically known as the Isthmus of Darien, is the narrow strip of land that lies between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific
In 1861 Wells, Fargo & Co. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common bought and reorganized the Overland Mail Co. , which had been formed in 1857 to carry the United States mails, and of which Fargo had been one of the original promoters. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the
From 1862 to 1866 he was mayor of Buffalo, and from 1868 to his death in Buffalo, he was president of the American Express Company, with which in 1868 the Merchants Union Express Co. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This is a list of mayors of Buffalo New York. List of mayors Mayoral Elections (winners are in bold) American Express ( sometimes known as " AmEx " or " Amex " is a diversified global Financial services company headquartered in Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap was consolidated. He was a director of the New York Central and of the Northern Pacific railways.
William's brother J.C. Fargo succeeded him as President of American Express after his death. James Congdell Fargo (1829 – 1915 is a former president of American Express. American Express ( sometimes known as " AmEx " or " Amex " is a diversified global Financial services company headquartered in
Fargo Avenue in Buffalo, and Fargo, North Dakota are named after him. Fargo is a city in Cass County, North Dakota in the United States.
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- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. American Express ( sometimes known as " AmEx " or " Amex " is a diversified global Financial services company headquartered in Wells Fargo & Co ( is a diversified Financial services company headquartered in San Francisco California, United States with operations around the The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone
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| Preceded by Henry Wells |
CEO of American Express 1868-1881 |
Succeeded by J.C. Fargo |
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