Horace Greeley
American politician and publisher (1811–1872)
Horace Greeley (February 3, 1811 – November 29, 1872) was an American newspaper editor, reformer and politician. His New York Tribune was the most influential newspaper of the period 1840 - 1870. Greeley used it to promote the Whig and Republican parties.
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 6th district | |
| In office December 4, 1848 – March 3, 1849 | |
| Preceded by | David S. Jackson |
| Succeeded by | James Brooks |
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| Born | February 3, 1811 Amherst, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | November 29, 1872 (aged 61) Pleasantville, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig (Before 1854) Republican (1854–1872) Liberal Republican (1872) |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Cheney |
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He is best known for his socially colored journalism. He wanted to convince people of his ideas. He thought that the role of a journalist must be to convince people with sound arguments. He did not like the sensationalist approach of Joseph Pulitzer and others.
Greeley ran for president in 1872, but died before the election results came. Whether or not if he died he would have lost to Ulysses S. Grant.
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