Horace Greeley Biography

Horace Greeley biography

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NAME: Horace Greeley
OCCUPATION: Political Leader, Editor, Journalist
BIRTH DATE: February 03, 1811
DEATH DATE: November 29, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH: Amherst, New Hampshire

PLACE OF DEATH: Pleasantville, New York

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Horace Greeley was the influential American newspaper editor of New York Tribune, and well known for his strong opposition to slavery.

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Horace Greeley (b. 1811) was an American newspaper editor, well known for his strong opposition to slavery. His New York Tribune was America's most influential newspaper for over 30 years. He founded the Liberal Republican Party, and ran as its first candidate in 1872 against Ulysses S. Grant. He died prior to the counting of electoral votes, and lost in a landslide.