Category:William Wheelwright

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<nowiki>William Wheelwright; William Wheelwright; William Wheelwright; William Wheelwright; William Wheelwright; William Wheelwright; William Wheelwright; William Wheelwright; William Wheelwright; William Wheelwright; Empresario estadounidense; মার্কিন ব্যবসায়ী; American businessman; رجل أعمال من الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية; fear gnó Meiriceánach; ամերիկացի գործարար; американський бізнесмен; empresariu estauxunidense (1798–1873)</nowiki>
William Wheelwright 
American businessman
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Date of birth18 March 1798
Merrimac
Date of death26 September 1873
London
Place of burial
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
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Sibling
  • Ebenezer Wheelwright
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Wikidata Q5575095
ISNI: 0000000087716546
VIAF ID: 32857193
GND ID: 12160344X
Library of Congress authority ID: n88255088
Libraries Australia ID: 35036710
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007386531505171
Open Library ID: OL1203215A
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English: William Wheelwright was a businessman who played an essential role in the development of steamboat and train transportation in Chile and other counties of South America. In 1838, with help from the Chilean government, he founded the Pacific Steam Navigation Company which commenced operations on October 15, 1840 and provided commercial sea access to cities such as Valparaíso and El Callao.

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