Benjamin Pierce Cheney

Benjamin Pierce Cheney
Born(1815-08-12)August 12, 1815
DiedJuly 23, 1895(1895-07-23) (aged 79)
EducationCommon schools
OccupationBusinessman
Known forPioneer expressman
Political partyRepublican
SpouseElizabeth Stickney Clapp
ChildrenBenjamin Pierce Cheney, Jr., Alice Cheney, Charles P. Cheney, Mary Cheney, and Elizabeth Cheney
Parent(s)Jesse and Alice (Steele) Cheney
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Benjamin Pierce Cheney (/ˈni/ CHEE-nee; August 12, 1815 – July 23, 1895) was an American businessman, and a founder of the firm that became American Express.