Stoddard, William Osborn, 1835-1925
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Journalist, worked for the Central Illinois Gazette, 1857-1859, in Champaign, then secretary to President Abraham Lincoln in Washington, D.C.
Author, journalist, secretary to President Lincoln.
Journalist for the Central Illinois Gazette in Champaign (1857-1859), then secretary to Abraham Lincoln in Washington, DC.
Author, inventor, secretary to President Lincoln. Became joint editor, in 1858, of the Central Illinois Gazette, at West Urbana (now Champaign), Ill. It was at this time he met Abraham Lincoln, he was won by Lincoln's personality. The young editor worked ceaselessly for Lincoln's election in the Illinois senatorial campaign of 1858; he became one of the first Illinois editors to suggest him for the presidency. Stoddard worked vigorously for Lincoln during the 1860 campaign; in recognition of his services, Lincoln appointed him as his private secretary. After 1866 Stoddard became engaged in journalistic activities and telegraphic manufacturing, and railroad enterprises, obtaining a patent for mechnical inventions. Stoddard wrote over 100 books, several were about Lincoln.
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