https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/this_date Daily: This Date in History news feed. en-US Copyright 2013, Wells Fargo. All rights reserved. Mon, 20 May 2013 history 360 https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/this_date May 20, 1818. Happy Birthday, Bill! William George Fargo arrived today in Pompey, New York, the eldest of 12 children. At 13, young Fargo was delivering mail on horseback; at 23 he hooked up with Henry Wells in the fledgling express business in New York. In 1850, Fargo, Wells, and others formed the American Express Company to serve the East; in 1852, they created Wells, Fargo & Co. to benefit the West. Mayor Fargo ran Buffalo during the Civil War, owned newspapers, and invested in railroads. Fargo, North Dakota, appeared on the Northern Pacific rail line. From 1870 to 1872, Fargo presided over Wells Fargo's destiny, and at his death in 1881, Fargo had guided American Express for 13 years.

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