Swinton, John, 1829-1901
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Swinton, John, 1829-1901
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Swinton, John, 1829-1901
Swinton, John (journalist)
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John Swinton (1829-1901) was a journalist, social reformer, and crusader in the field of labor relations. He was born in Scotland and moved with his parents first to Canada and later to New York, N.Y. He was a journeyman printer, manager of the Lawrence, Kan., Republican, 1856-1857, and studied law and medicine before the Civil War. From 1860 to 1870 he was chief of the editorial staff of the New York Times, having been employed by Henry J. Raymond. He was later connected with the Sun, John Swinton's Paper, a weekly labor journal, and was correspondent for five or six European newspapers.
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American newspapers
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Labor and laboring classes
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Fort Monroe (Va.)
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