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# Hiram Sibley

Recorded founding associations · Western Union

## Founding associations

Hiram Sibley is recorded as a founder of [Western Union](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/western-union-q861042/) in the cited public company records. The person record describes Hiram Sibley as American industrialist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist; co-founder and President of Western Union (1807-1888).

## [Western Union](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/western-union-q861042/)

American financial services and communications company. Recorded founding year: 1851.

Explore the [Western Union company reference](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/western-union-q861042/) for the recorded cofounders, business context, and company-specific source trail.

## Research context: Financial businesses

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### Questions for researching Western Union

- Which legal organization does the official site identify as providing the service?
- Are the founding history and the present operating organization clearly distinguished?
- Where does the provider direct readers to current registration and service information?

This sector context is a reading guide based on the company’s recorded description. It does not attribute a particular business model or capability to Western Union without supporting evidence.

## Follow the founding team

Hiram Sibley’s association with [Western Union](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/western-union-q861042/) can be researched alongside [Jeptha Wade](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/jeptha-wade-q21794020/), [Ezra Cornell](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/ezra-cornell-q2984610/), [Samuel L. Selden](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/samuel-l-selden-q4413443/). The company’s recorded founding year is 1851. The shared company record is the evidence for this connection; it does not establish that these people currently work together.

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## Public sources

- [Wikidata public record Q3136211](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3136211): person identity and public description.
- [Wikidata public record Q861042](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q861042): founder association with Western Union.

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