biography
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Raymond, Henry Jarvis
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| male
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| lived:
| (1820–69)
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| biography:
| Journalist and politician, born in Lima, New York, USA. He rose to prominence as Horace Greeley's chief assistant on the New York Tribune (1841–3) and in 1851 he co-founded the paper that became the rival New York Times. He edited the Times for the rest of his life, building its reputation for objectivity and fairness in an age noted for more personal journalism. He was also a Speaker of the New York State Assembly, lieutenant-governor of New York (1855–7), and a one-term US congressman (1865–7). |
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