James Gordon Bennett Jr.

James Gordon Bennett Jr.

male, deceased (1918)
american civil war, north pole, herald, American, international herald tribune, bering strait…New York Yacht Club, NewYorkHerald
James Gordon Bennett, Jr. (May 10, 1841 in - May 14, 1918 in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France), was publisher of the "New York Herald",...
James Gordon Bennett Sr.

James Gordon Bennett Sr.

male, deceased (1872)
Newmill, from Moray, immigrant to the United States, United States president, bookkeeping, spanish language…herald, NewYorkHerald, New Mill
James Gordon Bennett (1 September 1795 - 1 June 1872), was the founder, editor and publisher of the "New York Herald" and a major figure in the...
Richard Harding Davis

Richard Harding Davis

male, deceased (1916)
war correspondent, rhodesia, novelist, Lehigh University, World War I, journalist…NewYorkHerald
Richard Harding Davis was a popular writer of fiction and drama, and a journalist famous for his coverage of the Spanish-American War, the Second...

William Thompson

male
criminal, NewYorkHerald, Confidence Man, Confidence trick, mark, new orleans picayune
William Thompson was an American criminal whose deceptions caused the term "confidence man" to be coined. Operating in New York City in the late...
James Mason

James Mason

male, deceased (1905)
Social Chess, Mason Gambit, Mason Variation, chess openings, British, Irish…NewYorkHerald
James Mason (November 19, 1849 - January 18, 1905) was a famous chess player and writer. He was born in Kilkenny in Ireland. His original name is...

Charles Nordhoff

male, deceased (1901)
from New York City, new york post, naturalized citizen of the United States, journalist, Evening Post, herald…NewYorkHerald
Charles Nordhoff (1830-1901) was an American journalist, descriptive and miscellaneous writer. He was born in Erwitte, Germany (Prussia) in 1830,...
Rex Stout

Rex Stout

male, deceased (1975)
genius, gourmet, Fritz Brenner, Fer-de-Lance, a family affair, from Indiana…NewYorkHerald, The New York Times
Rex Stout, full name Rex Todhunter Stout, (December 1, 1886 - October 27, 1975) was an American writer best known as the creator of the...

Lawrence Gilman

male, deceased (1939)
organ, piano, author, Critic, Harper's Weekly, Collins Street Classical School…NewYorkHerald, Herald Tribune
Lawrence Gilman (born July 5, 1878 in Flushing, New York; died September 8, 1939 in Sugar Hill, New Hampshire) was a U.S. author and music critic....
Johnny Gruelle

Johnny Gruelle

male, deceased (1938)
from Douglas County, Illinois, From Ashland, Oregon, Silvermine, Mr. Twee Deedle, Raggedy Ann Stories, John Barton Gruelle…NewYorkHerald
Johnny Gruelle (December 24, 1880 - January 8, 1938) was an artist, political cartoonist, and writer of children's books. He is best known as the...
John Russell Young

John Russell Young

male, deceased (1899)
Librarian of Congress, herald, battle of bull run, us department of state, County Tyrone, New York Tribune…NewYorkHerald
John Russell Young (November 20, 1840 - January 17, 1899) an American journalist, author, diplomat, and the seventh Librarian of Congress, serving...