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Henry Jarvis Raymond (January 24, 1820 – June 18, 1869) was an American journalist, newspaper publisher, and politician who co-founded both the Republican Party and The New York Times .
Jun 14, 2024 · Henry Jarvis Raymond was a U.S. journalist and politician who, as the first editor and chief proprietor of The New York Times (from 1851), did much to elevate the style and tone of contemporary newspapers and who was prominent in forming the Republican Party.
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Nov 14, 2001 · HENRY JARVIS RAYMOND was an ambitious but a prudent man. It had been rash of him, deplorably reckless, to announce, three months beforehand, the exact date -- Sept. 16, 1851 -- on which his...
Sep 18, 2017 · But a perusal of the first front page is a sobering reminder of how racial antagonism has defined America since Sept. 18, 1851, when Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones began publishing The...
Feb 28, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Henry J. Raymond, the journalist and political activist who launched the New York Times in 1851 and shaped its moderate and honest style of reporting. Discover how he supported Abraham Lincoln and the Union cause during the Civil War and served in Congress.
Sep 17, 2023 · The pine and oak desk of Henry Jarvis Raymond, who founded The Times in 1851, has enjoyed pride of place in the newspaper’s headquarters for at least a century.
Henry Jarvis Raymond was an American journalist, newspaper publisher, and politician who co-founded both the Republican Party and The New York Times.
