Augustus Shapleigh

Augustus Frederick Shapleigh
Born(1810-01-09)January 9, 1810
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US
DiedFebruary 27, 1902(1902-02-27) (aged 92)
St. Louis, Missouri, US
OccupationPresident of the A. F. Shapleigh Hardware Company
Years active1843–1901
Signature

Augustus Frederick Shapleigh (1810–1902) was an American businessman and early pioneer of St. Louis during the Second Industrial Revolution. He was president of the A. F. Shapleigh Hardware Company, which by the 1880s grew to be one of the largest wholesale hardware firms west of the Mississippi River. He was also involved in a number of other business endeavors in the banking, mining, and insurance industry.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.