BACKUS, Charles Chapman [1816->1855] -- American entrepreneur
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He was at various times a book merchant, publisher of the "Baptist Register", later the Examiner and Chronicle,
a member of the House Telegraph System, then Treasurer of the U. S.
Express Co., which merged into the American Express Co. He moved to New York
City in 1850, engaged in banking and brokerage, and in the New York Central
Railroad.
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- Works by
- Works about
- Biographical
- Specific periods, events, aspects
- Notable Backuses Charles Chapman Backus - Founder of American Express (Norris Taylor's BACKUS site)
- Genealogy
- The Backus Families of Early New England , Page 65 by Reno W. Backus, privately published, 1966 (GLC subscription required)
- Memorials, tributes, shrines
- Bibliographies and Link Farms
- Biographical
- Historical context, background
- Gallery
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