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Henry Jarvis Raymond in his younger years. He was born on January 24, 1820, on the family farm near Lima, New York, a son and the eldest child of Lavinia Brockway, the daughter of Clark Brockway and Sally Wade and Jarvis Raymond, the son of Jonathan P. Raymond and Hannah Jarvis.
- Juliette Weaver
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- Writer, Editor, Politician, Publisher and Founder of The New York Times
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Apr 3, 2024 · Henry Jarvis Raymond (born Jan. 24, 1820, near Lima, N.Y., U.S.—died June 18, 1869, New York City) was a U.S. journalist and politician who, as the first editor and chief proprietor of The New York Times (from 1851), did much to elevate the style and tone of contemporary newspapers and who was prominent in forming the Republican Party.
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Background Henry Jarvis Raymond was born on January 24, 1820 at Lima, New York, the son of Jarvis and Lavinia (Brockway) Raymond. His father, whose ancestors had migrated in the previous century from Connecticut, where the family had long been settled, was a farmer, comfortably off.
Aug 16, 2023 · Henry Jarvis Raymond (January 24, 1820 – June 18, 1869) was an American journalist and politician and co-founder of The New York Times with George Jones. He was born on January 24, 1820, on the family farm near Lima, New York, a son and the eldest child of Lavinia Brockway, the daughter of Clark Brockway and Sally Wade and Jarvis Raymond, the ...
- January 24, 1820
- June 18, 1869
Feb 28, 2018 · Updated on February 28, 2018. Henry J. Raymond, political activist and journalist, founded the New York Times in 1851 and served as its dominant editorial voice for nearly two decades. When Raymond launched the Times, New York City was already home to thriving newspapers edited by prominent editors such as Horace Greeley and James Gordon ...
Nov 14, 2001 · HENRY JARVIS RAYMOND was an ambitious but a prudent man. It had been rash of him, deplorably reckless, to announce, three months beforehand, the exact date -- Sept. 16, 1851 -- on which his new ...
Henry Jarvis Raymond was born near the village of Lima in Livingston County, New York on January 24, 1820. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1840, during which time he met his future wife, Juliette Weaver. They were married soon after Raymond's graduation, and had seven children together, only four of whom survived past childhood.
