Ben Holladay

Benjamin "Ben" 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. His transportation empire later included steamships and railroads in Oregon.

Personal facts

Ben Holladay
Birth dateOctober 14, 1819
Birth place
Kentucky
Date of deathJuly 08, 1887
Place of death
Oregon

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External resources

  1. http://bluebook.state.or.us/notable/notholladay.htm
  2. http://pepany.com/holladay-stone-chapel.htm
  3. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5954271
  4. http://www.linecamp.com/museums/americanwest/western_names/holladay_ben/holladay_ben.html
  5. http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/Oregon-Biographies-Ben-Holladay.cfm
  6. http://www.thorenrestorations.com/chapel/chapel.html