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William Henry Aspinwall (December 16, 1807 – January 18, 1875) [1] was a prominent American businessman who was a partner in the merchant firm of Howland & Aspinwall and was a co-founder of both the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and Panama Canal Railway companies which revolutionized the migration of goods and people to the Western coast of the...
CALLED AN UNUSUALLY HONEST, pious man, sometimes a visionary, William Aspinwall began his career with the family business, then ventured forth into new territory by founding both the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and the Panama Railroad.
In 1832 William joined Howland & Aspinwall, a New York merchant firm founded by his cousins that specialized in trade with the Caribbean. He assumed control of the firm in 1835 and expanded trade to South America, China, Europe, the Mediterranean, and the East and West Indies.
Jan 18, 2021 · ASPINWALL, WILLIAM HENRY (16 December 1807–18 January 1875), merchant. Born in New York City, Aspinwall was educated at Bancel’s Boarding College, where he gained fluency in French and Spanish that he later used in business. He headed Howland and Aspinwall, an international import-export firm, and established the
Apr 17, 2018 · William Henry Aspinwall (1807-1875) was an American visionary and entrepreneur and is too seldom recognized for his contributions to the progress in the Western Hemisphere, particularly Latin America.
In 1832, William Aspinwall joined Howland & Aspinwall, a New York merchant firm founded by his cousins. They specialized in trade with the Carribbean, and, in 1835, when Aspinwall assumed control, expanded into South America, China, Europe, the Mediterranean.
This paper will analyze the work of William Henry Aspinwall, who promoted and carried out successfully the connection between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, by a railroad through Panamá. This railroad was an antecedent of the Panama Canal.
