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Person Detail: Charles Anderson Dana
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| Full Name: Charles Anderson Dana | ||
| Biography: (1819-1897) Editor, newspaperman. He and his associates bought the New York Sun in 1868 and made the paper famous for its literary quality and editorials. At the age of 24 he joined the staff of the New York Tribune and later became its managing editor. He resigned in 1862 because he disagreed with HORACE GREELEY about the newspaper's stand on the Civil War. He served as an assistant secretary of war under Lincoln from 1863 to 1865. |
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| 1819 |
(Unknown) County Born in Hinsdale, New Hampshire. |
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| 1897 |
Nassau County Died in Glen Cove, New York. |
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| 1868 |
New York County He and his associates bought the New York Sun in 1868 and made the paper famous for its literary quality and editorials. At the age of 24 he joined the staff of the New York Tribune and later became its managing editor. |
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