Stilson Hutchins
Founder of The Washington Post and Democratic Party publisher.
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He was born on November 14, 1838, in Whitefield, New Hampshire.[1] Stilson Hutchins, born November 14, 1838, is recognized as the individual who established the broadsheet newspaper The Washington Post and worked as a reporter and publisher.[2]
Life and work
The Encyclopedia Dubuque account states that Hutchins printed an editorial on April 5, 1863, deepening the paper's anti-black stance.[3] In 1889, Hutchins commissioned a statue of Benjamin Franklin to stand at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 10th street.[4] After relocating to Iowa, Hutchins began working at the Dubuque Herald.[1] When Dennis Mahoney was away in 1863, Hutchins served as the acting editor.[1]
In 1889, Hutchins purchased The Republican National, the other morning newspaper in Washington.[5] The Washington Post was sold by Hutchins in 1889 to new proprietors who kept the publication's racist character.[6]
What the cited sources add
The Encyclopedia Dubuque account notes that Hutchins' editorial on April 5, 1863, asked "Who wants to vote the (XXX)-emancipation ticket?"[3] The Encyclopedia Dubuque also states that the Herald had reported Secretary of War Stanton intended to raise an army of two hundred thousand "negroes to subdue the South".[3]
References
- Wikipedia, "Stilson Hutchins" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "CIVIL WAR - Encyclopedia Dubuque", www.encyclopediadubuque.org (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Stilson Hutchins" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Shah, "Newspaper Coverage of Interethnic Conflict: Competing Visions of America", SAGE Publications, Inc., 2004 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "CIVIL WAR - Encyclopedia Dubuque", www.encyclopediadubuque.org. facts only, no text reused. encyclopediadubuque.org
- Wikipedia, "Stilson Hutchins" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Dickens and Little Nell (1890)", Fairmount Park Art Association, 2004; "Daniel Webster, (sculpture).", siris-artinventories.si.edu (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Stilson Hutchins" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Washington Post, "Washington Post company history", The Washington Post, January 1, 2021 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Stilson Hutchins" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Greenfield, "Greenfield: The Washington Post Was Founded by Confederates. Now it Screams, 'Racism'. » Politichicks.com", Politichicks.com, June 1, 2022 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: Stilson Hutchins (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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