Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1795, Sept. 1 | Born, Keith, Scotland |
1819 | Moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia |
1822 | Moved to New York, N.Y., via New England |
1823 | Worked for Charleston Courier |
1827-1828 | Editor, New York Enquirer |
1829-1832 | Editor, Morning Courier and New York Enquirer |
1832 | Issued first number of New York Globe |
1835 | Founder, New York Herald |
1835-1867 | Editor, New York Herald |
1840 | Married Henrietta Crean |
1864 | Declined appointment as U.S. minister to France |
1867 | Retired from New York Herald |
1872, June 1 | Died, New York, N.Y. |