Horace Greeley

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Horace Greeley was a prominent 19th-century American newspaper editor, founder of the New-York Tribune, and influential political figure known for the phrase "Go West, young man."

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instanceOf abolitionist
human
journalist
newspaper editor
politician
publisher
reformer
alsoNominatedBy Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party in 1872 presidential election
burialPlace Green-Wood Cemetery
candidateInElection 1872 United States presidential election
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1811-02-03
dateOfDeath 1872-11-29
educatedAt local schools in New Hampshire
electedFrom New York's 6th congressional district
endTime 1849-03-03
familyName Greeley
founded New-York Tribune
fullName Horace Greeley self-link
gender male
givenName Horace
ideology anti-slavery
free soil
knownFor founding a major American newspaper
influential role in 19th-century American politics
language English
memberOf United States House of Representatives
movement abolitionism
social reform
temperance movement
nominatedBy Liberal Republican Party (United States)
surface form: Liberal Republican Party
notableFor popularizing the phrase "Go West, young man"
notableWork New-York Tribune
occupation journalist
newspaper editor
politician
publisher
placeOfBirth Amherst, New Hampshire
surface form: Amherst, New Hampshire, United States
placeOfDeath Pleasantville, New York
surface form: Pleasantville, New York, United States
politicalParty Democratic Party
Liberal Republican Party (United States)
surface form: Liberal Republican Party

Republican Party
Whig Party
positionHeld editor of the New-York Tribune
member of the United States House of Representatives
ranForOffice President of the United States
residence New York City
spouse Mary Cheney Greeley
startTime 1848-12-04

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Horace Greeley fullName Horace Greeley self-link
Horace hasNotableBearer Horace Greeley
Greeley namedAfter Horace Greeley