Hiram Sibley

Hiram Sibley
Born
Hiram Sibley

(1807-02-06)February 6, 1807
North Adams, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJuly 12, 1888(1888-07-12) (aged 81)
Rochester, New York, U.S.
Known forCo-founder and President of Western Union
Children4, including Emily Sibley Watson

Hiram Sibley (February 6, 1807 – July 12, 1888) was an American industrialist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who was a pioneer of the telegraph in the United States.

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