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Curtis Lampson
Anglo-American fur merchant and telecom executive (1806ā1885) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Curtis Miranda Lampson, 1st Baronet (21 September 1806 ā 12 March 1885) was an Anglo-American fur merchant, best remembered for his promotion of the transatlantic telegraph cable.
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(The Illustrated London News)
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