biography
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1824–99)
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| biography:
| Newspaper editor, born in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK. Emigrating to the USA in 1839, he bought the New York Ledger (1851) and made it prosper, attracting articles from literary giants of the day. He was also a well-known racehorse owner. |
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