Person:Whitelaw Reid (1)

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Whitelaw Reid
b.27 Oct 1837 Cedarville, Greene County, Ohio
d.15 Dec 1912 London, England
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m. 26 Apr 1881
  1. Ogden Mills Reid1882 - 1947
  2. Jean Templeton Reid1884 - 1962
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Name[2] Whitelaw Reid
Gender Male
Birth[1] 27 Oct 1837 Cedarville, Greene County, Ohio
Marriage 26 Apr 1881 to Elisabeth Mills
Death[1] 15 Dec 1912 London, England
Burial[3] Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York
Reference Number? Q1386012?


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Whitelaw Reid (October 27, 1837 – December 15, 1912) was an American politician and newspaper editor, as well as the author of Ohio in the War, a popular work of history.

After assisting Horace Greeley as editor of the New-York Tribune, Reid purchased the paper after Greeley's death in late 1872 and controlled it until his own death. The circulation grew to about 60,000 a day, but the weekly edition became less important. He invested heavily in new technology, such as the Hoe rotary printing press and the linotype machine, but bitterly fought against the unionized workers for control of his shop.

As a famous voice of the Republican Party, he was honored with appointments as ambassador to France and Great Britain, as well as numerous other honorific positions. Reid was the party's nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 1892 election. In 1898, President William McKinley appointed him to the American commission that negotiated peace with Spain after the Spanish–American War.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Whitelaw Reid, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ MacColl, Gail, and Carol McD. Wallace. To Marry an English Lord. (New York: Workman Publishing, 1989).
  3. ↑ Whitelaw Reid, in Find A Grave.

    Son of a farmer, a brilliant journalist at the New York Tribune, where he was made managing editor before age thirty-five. Close friend of Horace Greeley and became involved in politics. Republican nominee for vice-president in 1892 with Benjamin Harrison. Appointed special ambassador to the Court of St. James for the coronation in 1902 and ambassador in 1905. The Reids took Dorchester House, the most splendid house in London. Find a Grave

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