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Horace Greeley
Gender:
Male
Born:
February 3, 1811
Died:
November 29, 1872
Home Town:
Amherst, NH
Later Residences:
New York, NY
Marriage(s):
Mary Cheney Greeley (July 5, 1836)
Biographical Notes:
Horace Greeley was a newspaper editor who founded the New Yorker and the New York Tribune. He ran for the presidency in 1872, receiving over 40 percent of the popular vote, but he died before the electoral votes were cast.
Profession / Service
Profession:
Lawyer; Editor; Political Office; Business
Immediate Family (Why only immediate family?)
- Mary Cheney Greeley
Wife
LFA (1827-1829)
Secondary Sources:
Encyclopedia Brittanica "Horace Greeley, American Journalist" accessed at http://www.britannica.com/biography/Horace-Greeley on January 7, 2016.
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