Sublette, << SUHB leht, >> William Lewis (1799-1845), was an American fur trader and merchant. He was born in Lincoln County, Kentucky, on Sept. 21, 1799, but grew up in St. Charles, Missouri. He left Missouri in 1822 to become a trapper. He became wealthy through his business relationships with other fur traders. Sublette operated trading posts on the Platte and upper Missouri rivers. He helped open the Oregon Trail by using wagons in the Rocky Mountains, and by finding a shortcut, Sublette’s Cutoff. He died on July 23, 1845.
