William Fothergill Cooke

William Fothergill Cooke

male, deceased (1879)
inventor, Telecommunications history, ealing, English, Farnham, Surrey, Electricaltelegraph
Sir William Fothergill Cooke (Ealing May 4 1806 - Farnham, Surrey June 25 1879) was, with Charles Wheatstone, the co-inventor of the...
Joseph Henry

Joseph Henry

male, deceased (1878)
electricity, electromagnetism, from Albany, New York, electrical engineering, scientist, induction…Electricaltelegraph
Joseph Henry (December 17 1797 - May 13 1878) was a Scottish-American scientist who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution....
Cyrus West Field

Cyrus West Field

male, deceased (1892)
Congressional Gold Medal recipient, Telecommunications history, atlantic ocean, telegraph, field, canadian pacific railway…Atlantic Telegraph Company, Electricaltelegraph
Cyrus West Field (November 30, 1819 - July 12, 1892) was an American businessman and financier who led the Atlantic Telegraph Company, the company...
Elihu B. Washburne

Elihu B. Washburne

male, deceased (1887)
whig party, 1880 Republican National Convention, United States Ambassador to France, 1884 Republican National Convention, slavery in the united states, slave…telegraph, Electricaltelegraph
Elihu Benjamin Washburne was one of seven brothers that played a prominent role in the early formation of the United States Republican Party. He...
Henry Ossian Flipper

Henry Ossian Flipper

male, deceased (1940)
Methodist, United States Military Academy, Atlanta University, United States Army officer, African American, West Point graduate…Electricaltelegraph, telegraph lines
Henry Ossian Flipper (March 21, 1856-May 3, 1940) was an American soldier and the first black American cadet to graduate from the United States...