Award
Congressional Gold Medal
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Cyrus West Field
1819-10-20 – 1892-07-12
Life & Legacy
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.
Occupation & Career
entrepreneur, financier, inventor, philanthropist, engineer
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Congressional Gold Medal; transatlantic telegraph cable
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Congressional Gold Medal
Notable Work
transatlantic telegraph cable
Verified Legacy Record
Family Father
David Dudley Field I
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Family Mother
Submit Dickinson Field
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Family Sibling
Emilia Field Brewer
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Family Sibling
David Dudley Field II
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Family Sibling
Stephen Johnson Field
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Family Sibling
Henry Martyn Field
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Family Sibling
Jonathan Edwards Field
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Family Sibling
Matthew Dickinson Field
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Notable Work
transatlantic telegraph cable
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Sources & Provenance
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