Augustus Shapleigh

Augustus Frederick Shapleigh
Born(1810-01-09)January 9, 1810
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
DiedFebruary 27, 1902(1902-02-27) (aged 92)
St. Louis, Missouri, US
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1843–1901
Known forPresident of the A. F. Shapleigh Hardware Company
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Augustus Frederick Shapleigh (1810–1902) was an American businessman and early pioneer of St. Louis during the Second Industrial Revolution. He was president of the A. F. Shapleigh Hardware Company, which by the 1880s grew to be one of the largest wholesale hardware firms west of the Mississippi River. He was also involved in a number of other business endeavors in the banking, mining, and insurance industry.

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