William lewis sublette biography

By the effects of a national depression had stifled commerce in St. Louis, and Sublette again decided to withdraw from a declining business. In he and Campbell dissolved their partnership, and Sublette turned his attention to his farm, real estate, business investments, and state politics. In he joined his friend Sir William Drumond Stewart on a pleasure trip to the Rocky Mountains to relive their memories of the fur trade a decade before.

Sublette actively campaigned for Democratic candidates in the election of and served as a presidential elector that year. He was appointed director of the State Bank of Missouri, but was disappointed in his hope for an appointment as an Indian agent. In Sublette married Frances Hereford, the daughter of the manager of his Sulphur Springs resort, and later that year took his new bride on a trip to the East.

His health had been declining for some years, probably from tuberculosis. He became seriously ill at the outset of the trip and died at Pittsburgh on July 23, Five Sublette brothers sought their fortune in the fur trade. The youngest, Pinckney, was killed by Blackfeet on his first trip west in Milton — was one of five partners of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, though financial success always eluded him.

Andrew — and Solomon — moved between trapping, the Santa Fe trade, and other ventures, without leaving their mark on any. Only William achieved prominence: he helped pioneer the Overland Trail, and he was the first to prove that wagons and cattle could be taken across the Great Plains. One of the more adventurous and successful of the St. Louis, Missouri.

Sublette willed his property to his wife, Frances, on the condition that she would not change her name. Sublette, thus never changing her last name. The Great Fur Trade Companies. Fur Trading in the American West. The Rocky Mountain Fur Company. Arikara War. Hafen, Primary Menu Skip to content. Nunis, Jr. Hafeneditor. Retrieved County seat : Pinedale.

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William lewis sublette biography

William Sublette. July 23, aged 46 St. He, Frances and her sister left St. Louis by steamboat on July 14, By July 18 he was seriously ill. He was taken off the boat in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and he died July 23, far away from his beloved mountains. When I get began my research on Williams Sublette I assumed I would be able to find out why his name was chosen for town.

I wondered why not the name of Jim Bridger or, perhaps, Jed Smith. They were also famous trappers and mountain men. Or, why not an Indian name such as Satanta? Several sources indicated that when the Santa Fe railroad was built through southwest Kansas the company chose the names for these small towns. This raises another question: What method did the railroad officials use to choose and assign the town names?

Perhaps they tossed all the names into a hat and drew them out at random. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members. William Lewis Sublette - William Lewis Sublette. Husband of Frances Hereford Sublette — married 31 Mar [location unknown]. Died 23 Jul at age 46 in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Profile last modified 10 Jun Created 24 Oct Is William your ancestor?

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