Ben Holladay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American businessman
Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1819
Place of Birth: Kentucky, United States
Date of Death: 08-Jul-1887
Profession: businessperson
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Ben Holladay
- Benjamin 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.
- Through Holladay's friendship with Brigham Young, Holladay established a profitable freighting contract to Salt Lake City.
- His transportation empire later included steamships and railroads in Oregon.
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