James Gordon Bennett letters 1884, 1886

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James Gordon Bennett letters 1884, 1886

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American editor, son of James Gordon Bennet, 1795-1872. Includes correspondence to Gordon Ford.

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Bennett, James Gordon, 1841-1918

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James Gordon Bennett Jr., (born May 10, 1841, New York City – died May 14, 1918, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France), publisher of the New York Herald, founded by his father, James Gordon Bennett Sr. (1795–1872), who emigrated from Scotland. He was generally known as Gordon Bennett to distinguish him from his father. Among his many sports-related accomplishments he organized both the first polo match and the first tennis match in the United States, and he personally won the first trans-oc...