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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 9th congressional district. In office. March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795. Preceded by. District created. Succeeded by. John Williams. James Gordon (October 31, 1739 – January 17, 1810) was an Irish -born American merchant, soldier, and politician.
- James Gordon Bennett Jr
James Gordon Bennett Jr. (May 10, 1841 – May 14, 1918) was...
- James Gordon Bennett Sr
James Gordon Bennett Sr. (September 1, 1795 – June 1, 1872)...
- James Gordon Bennett Jr
Aug 16, 2022 · For more than a century, the New York Fire Department’s highest honor was the James Gordon Bennett Medal, named for Senior after he endowed it to the department for saving his home from a fire. But in 2020, the prize was renamed after Chief Peter J. Ganci, the highest ranking officer to die in 9/11, after a yearslong push from the Vulcan ...
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Gilded Age New York had more than its fair share of outlandish rich people. But few could top James Gordon Bennett, Jr.—publisher, yachtsman, and owl lover.
Nov 30, 2018 · James Gordon Bennett was a Scottish immigrant who became the successful and controversial publisher of the New York Herald, a hugely popular newspaper of the 19th century. Bennett’s thoughts on how a newspaper should operate became highly influential, and some of his innovations became standard practices in American journalism.
Oct 3, 2012 · Photos, predictions, front pages and fashion through the years. Bennett was the son of one of the towering figures of American journalism, James Gordon Bennett Sr., who founded The New York Herald in 1835 and turned it into the dominant paper in the city for a number of decades. Though Bennett Jr. was raised in France, extending the Herald ...