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Person Detail: James Gordan Bennett
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| Full Name: James Gordan Bennett Sr | ||
| Biography: (1795-1872) Editor. "The New York Herald." In 1832, James Gordon Bennett, Sr. invested his savings of about $500 in the establishment of a four-page journal, which sold for a cent a copy and was called the "New York Herald." Mr. Bennett was the sole reporter, editor, and contributor and he published out of a cellar on Wall Street, Manhattan, New York. He was the first to use the telegraph for reporting news and originated the system of newspaper distribution by carriers. |
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| 1795 |
(Unknown) County James Gordon Bennett, Sr. was born in Keith, Scotland, in 1795. |
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| 1872 |
New York County James Gordon Bennett, Sr. died in New York, New York in 1872. |
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| 1872 |
Kings County James Gordon Bennett, Sr. is interred in the Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. |
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New York County James Gordon Bennett, Sr. worked in Manhattan, New York. |
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