Person:John Pleasants (4)

Name	John Hampden Pleasants
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	4 Jan 1797	Goochland, Virginia, United States
Marriage	1818	Virginia, United States[1st wife ; they are cousins] to Ann Elizabeth Irvine
Marriage	Sep 1829	Virginia, United States[2nd wife] to Mary Preston Massie
Death^[1]	1 Mar 1846	Virginia, United Statesdied in a duel with Thomas Ritchie

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 John Hampden Pleasants, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
last accessed May 2025.

John Hampden Pleasants (January 4, 1797 – March 1, 1846) was an American journalist and businessman. He is known as the editor and founder of the Richmond Whig, a daily newspaper that was later active during the Civil War. Pleasants died on March 1, 1846, after participating in a duel with Thomas Ritchie, who was the editor of a rival newspaper, the Richmond Enquirer. ...