Horace Greeley
Horace Greeley, American newspaper editor, politician and reformer, (c1880). Greeley (1811-1872) was editor of the New York Tribune, the most influential American newspaper from the 1840s and 1870s. The paper supported the Whig and Republican parties politically, and was editorially opposed to slavery. After the Civil War, Greeley supported the release of imprisoned Confederate President Jefferson Davis, an unpopular stance in the northern states that caused many people to cancel their subscriptions to the Tribune. He supported US Grant in his presidential campaign in 1868, but after becoming disillusioned with corruption in Grant's administration, stood against him as the candidate of the Liberal Republican Party in 1872. Greeley lost heavily and also lost control of the Tribune to Whitelaw Reid, owner of the rival New York Herald. A print from Cassell's History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)
Horace Greeley (February 3, 1811 - November 29, 1872) was an American newspaper editor, a founder of the Liberal Republican Party, a reformer, a politician, and an outspoken opponent of slavery. The New York Tribune (which he founded and edited) was America's most influential newspaper from the 1840s to the 1870s and 'established Greeley's reputation as the greatest editor of his day.' Greeley used it to promote the Whig and Republican parties, as well as opposition to slavery and a host of reforms ranging from vegetarianism to socialism. (Photo by Matthew Brady/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)
Portrait of American journalist and political leader Horace Greeley (1811 - 1872) as he reads a newspaper, mid to late 19th century. He was a co-founder and editor of 'The New Yorker' weekly and founder and editor of the 'New York Tribune' newspaper. (Photo by Stock Montage/Getty Images)
Engraved portrait of American journalist and political leader Horace Greeley (1811 - 1872), mid to late 19th century. He was a co-founder and editor of 'The New Yorker' weekly and founder and editor of the 'New York Tribune' newspaper. (Photo by Stock Montage/Getty Images)
