Cyrus West Field ( November 30 , 1819July 12 , 1892 ) was an American businessman and financier who , along with other entrepreneurs , created the Atlantic Telegraph Company and laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1858 .
Cyrus West Field ( November 30 , 1819 -- July 12 , 1892 ) was an American businessman and financier who , along with other entrepreneurs , created the Atlantic Telegraph Company and laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1858 .