Kauffmann, Samuel Hay, 1829-1906

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Dates:

Birth 1829-04-30

Death 1906

Biographical notes:

Newspaperman, art historian, and author.

From the description of Samuel Hay Kauffmann papers, 1871-1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455296

Biographical Note

1829, Apr. 30 Born, Wayne County, Ohio 1852 Married Sarah Clark 1854 1861 Editor and publisher, Zanesville, Ohio 1861 1867 Employed in the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury, Treasury Department, Washington D.C. 1867 Purchased an interest in the Washington Evening Star 1867 Elected president, Evening Star Company 1894 Became president, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 1906, Mar. 15 Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Samuel Hay Kauffmann Papers, 1871-1896, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)