William Sublette

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William Sublette (September 21, 1799 - July 23, 1845) was a fur trapper, pioneer and and mountain man

William was recruited by William Henry Ashley as part of a fur trapping contingent later referred to as Ashley's Hundred. Sublette went on to acquire Ashley's fur business along with Jedediah Smith and David Edward Jackson.

Sublette was wounded in the battle of Pierre's hole in 1832. After some uneventful fur business ventures, he finally settled in St. Louis.

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