William George fargo (* 20. May 1818 in Pompey (New York), "† 3 August 1881 in Buffalo (New York)) was a pioneer of the US-American post office, course and the transportation.

From its four tenth Lebensjahr on it had to provide for its living costs and received only small education. Some years long he was employee in grocer's shops in Syracuse.1841 became he a freight agent for the Auburn & Syracuse course company in Auburn, in the year after special messenger between Albany and Buffalo and 1843 agent in Buffalo.Im year 1844 finally based he with Henry Wells (1805-1878) and Daniel Dunning its first forwarding company (Wells & CO., after 1845 Livingston & fargo), which was mainly active to the west of Buffalo in the transportation service. The lines of this society (first only to Detroit over Cleveland drove) were expanded rapidly since Chicago, pc. Louis and other western goals. In March 1850, when from a combination of competitive lines American Express company resulted, Wells became their president and fargo he - in the middle in California gold fever - created the company Wells, Fargo & Co among other things with Wells. for postkutschen and bank services. This enterprise established an express delivery service between New York and San Francisco, over the Isthmus of Panama and at the Pacific coast, where the company held for a long time a virtual monopoly. 1861 bought Wells fargo the Overland Mail CO., which had been created 1857 with fargos support as a post office company for the United States. From 1862 to 1866 fargo mayor von Buffalo was and from 1868 to its death in Buffalo was it a president American Express company, the 1868 with the Merchants union express CO. fused. In addition it was a director of the societies New York cent ral Railroad and Northern Pacific Railway.

The city fargo (North Dakota) was designated after William fargo.

The enterprises along-created by fargo, the bank Wells fargo and the travel bank and credit card enterprise American Express are today world companies. The Wells fargo of forwarding business services is perpetuated in the song "The Wells fargo Wagon" of the musical "The Music one".

See also

• American Express

Related links

• Haven-guesses/advises William fargo on the homepage of the Wells fargo CO. (English)

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