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James Gordon Bennett, Sr., American publisher, founded the New York Herald (born 1795)

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James Gordon Bennett Sr.

Scottish-born American businessman (1795–1872)

James Gordon Bennett Sr. was a British-born American businessman who was the founder, editor and publisher of the New York Herald and a major figure in the history of American newspapers.
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New York Herald

Daily newspaper in New York City from 1835 to 1924

The New York Herald was a large-distribution newspaper based in New York City that existed between 1835 and 1924. At that point it was acquired by its smaller rival the New-York Tribune to form the New York Herald Tribune.
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