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May 2, 1912
Homer Davenport, American political cartoonist (born 1867)
Homer Davenport
Homer Calvin Davenport was a political cartoonist and writer from the United States. He is known for drawings that satirized figures of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, most notably Ohio Senator Mark Hanna. Although Davenport had no formal art training, he became one of the highest paid political cartoonists in the world. Davenport also was one of the first major American breeders of Arabian horses and one of the founders of the Arabian Horse Club of America.
May 2
May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 243 days remain until the end of the year.