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EspañolEDWARD CREIGHTON
'Edward Creighton' (August 31, 1820 – November 5, 1874) was a prominent businessman in the early history of Omaha, Nebraska, and the brother of John A. Creighton. Married to Mary Creighton in their native Dayton, Ohio, Edward relied on Mary to carry out his request to create a college, which eventually became Creighton University.
Creighton was born on a farm in Belmont County, Ohio. In the 1840s, he became involved in the freight shipping and telegraph businesses; by 1856, he had become one of the largest builders of telegraph lines in the United States. He married Mary Lucretia Wareham in Dayton, Ohio on October 7, 1856; the couple moved to Omaha after their wedding. He quickly became involved in several business ventures in Omaha, including wagon freighting, merchandising, real estate, banking, railroading and ranching.
In the winter of 1860-61, Creighton surveyed the route of the proposed Transcontinental Telegraph line between Omaha and Sacramento, to be built with the financial support of Western Union. He dug the first post hole for the telegraph line on July 2, 1861; the line was completed on October 24 of that year.
Creighton then turned his attention to banking and railroading. He served as the first president of First National Bank of Omaha and was one of the founders of the Omaha and Northwestern Railroad. He fought unsuccessfully for Omaha's selection as the eastern terminus of the Union Pacific Railroad (an honor given to Council Bluffs, Iowa).
The community of Benson, Nebraska had its beginning in 1887 when Erastus Benson purchased farm land from Edward Creighton.
After Creighton's death in 1874, a portion of his estate was used to establish Creighton College, known today as Creighton University. Creighton is a member of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and the Nebraska Hall of Fame.
In 1905 the Edward Creighton Institute was built at 210 South 18th Street in downtown Omaha. Named in honor of Creighton, it served as the home of Creighton University's law and dental schools from 1905 to 1921, when an expanding enrollment forced both schools to move to other, larger buildings. The Edward Creighton Institute building is now known as the Arthur Building.[1]
★ Find-A-Grave profile for Edward Creighton
★ National Park Service: Edward Creighton
★ The Creightons: Building the Dream
★ The Creightons: Building the Dream
★ The Creightons: Building the Dream
★ The Creightons: Building the Dream
★ The Creightons: Building the Dream
★ The Creightons: Building the Dream
| Contents |
| Biography |
| Legacy |
| External links |
Biography
Creighton was born on a farm in Belmont County, Ohio. In the 1840s, he became involved in the freight shipping and telegraph businesses; by 1856, he had become one of the largest builders of telegraph lines in the United States. He married Mary Lucretia Wareham in Dayton, Ohio on October 7, 1856; the couple moved to Omaha after their wedding. He quickly became involved in several business ventures in Omaha, including wagon freighting, merchandising, real estate, banking, railroading and ranching.
In the winter of 1860-61, Creighton surveyed the route of the proposed Transcontinental Telegraph line between Omaha and Sacramento, to be built with the financial support of Western Union. He dug the first post hole for the telegraph line on July 2, 1861; the line was completed on October 24 of that year.
Creighton then turned his attention to banking and railroading. He served as the first president of First National Bank of Omaha and was one of the founders of the Omaha and Northwestern Railroad. He fought unsuccessfully for Omaha's selection as the eastern terminus of the Union Pacific Railroad (an honor given to Council Bluffs, Iowa).
Legacy
The community of Benson, Nebraska had its beginning in 1887 when Erastus Benson purchased farm land from Edward Creighton.
After Creighton's death in 1874, a portion of his estate was used to establish Creighton College, known today as Creighton University. Creighton is a member of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and the Nebraska Hall of Fame.
In 1905 the Edward Creighton Institute was built at 210 South 18th Street in downtown Omaha. Named in honor of Creighton, it served as the home of Creighton University's law and dental schools from 1905 to 1921, when an expanding enrollment forced both schools to move to other, larger buildings. The Edward Creighton Institute building is now known as the Arthur Building.[1]
External links
★ Find-A-Grave profile for Edward Creighton
★ National Park Service: Edward Creighton
★ The Creightons: Building the Dream
★ The Creightons: Building the Dream
★ The Creightons: Building the Dream
★ The Creightons: Building the Dream
★ The Creightons: Building the Dream
★ The Creightons: Building the Dream
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