1819 - 1887
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Details
| Birthday |
14th October, 1819
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| Birthplace |
Kentucky
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| Died |
8th July, 1887
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| Place of Death |
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Occupation Text |
Transportation
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| Occupation |
Business
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Benjamin Holladay (October 14, 1819 – July 8, 1887) was an American transportation businessman responsible for creating the Overland Stage to California during the height of the 1849 California Gold Rush.
Ben Holladay created a stagecoach empire and he is known in history as the "Stagecoach King".
A native of Kentucky, he also was hired as a private courier to General Alexander Doniphan of Missouri.
Doniphan refused point-blank to carry out orders to kill the Mormons during the 1838 Mormon War in Missouri.
Through Holladay's friendship with Brigham Young, Holladay established a profitable freighting contract to Salt Lake City. His transportation empire later included steamships and railroads in Oregon.
