Cyrus W. Field | |
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 c. 1870 | |
| Born | Cyrus West Field November 30, 1819 |
| Died | July 12, 1892 (aged 72) Irvington, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | businessman, financier, telecommunications pioneer |
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Mary Bryan Stone (m. 1840) |
| Children | Four sons, three daughters |
| Parent(s) | David Dudley Field, Submit Dickinson (1782–1861) |
| Relatives | Frederick Vanderbilt Field (descendant) |
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Cyrus West Field (November 30, 1819 – July 12, 1892) was an American businessman and financier who, along with other entrepreneurs, created the Atlantic Telegraph Company and laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1858.