Edwin Lawrence Godkin

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Edwin Lawrence Godkin was an Irish-born American journalist and political commentator best known for his influential leadership in liberal reform journalism in the late 19th century United States.

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instanceOf Irish emigrant to the United States
editor
essayist
journalist
political commentator
citizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED
United States of America
countryOfBirth Ireland NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath United States of America
coveredConflict Crimean War NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1831-10-02
dateOfDeath 1902-05-21
educatedAt Queen’s College, Belfast NERFINISHED
University of London
employer New York Evening Post NERFINISHED
The Nation NERFINISHED
familyName Godkin NERFINISHED
father James Godkin NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork liberal reform
political journalism
founded The Nation NERFINISHED
fullName Edwin Lawrence Godkin NERFINISHED
genre editorials
political commentary
givenName Edwin NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement classical liberalism
mugwump movement NERFINISHED
nationality American
Irish
notableFor editorship of the New York Evening Post
founding editorship of The Nation
leadership in liberal reform journalism in the United States
occupation editor
journalist
newspaper proprietor
political writer
placeOfBirth Moyne, County Wicklow, Ireland NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Greenwich, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment anti-corruption reform
liberal
positionHeld editor-in-chief of the New York Evening Post
founding editor of The Nation
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
residence Greenwich, Connecticut NERFINISHED
New York City
spouse Frances Elizabeth Foote NERFINISHED
wroteFor London Daily News NERFINISHED

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The Nation founder Edwin Lawrence Godkin