Grady, Henry and Davis, Jefferson obituaries, 1889.

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Grady, Henry and Davis, Jefferson obituaries, 1889.

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The collection consists of a few newspaper obituaries of Henry Grady and Jefferson Davis from 1889.

0.25 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7157846

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Grady, Henry Woodfin, 1850-1889

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Henry Woodfin Grady, journalist and orator, was born 24 May 1850, in Athens, Georgia, where he married Julia King on 5 October 1871. Grady worked as a reporter, editor, publisher, or writer (1870-1875) for newspapers in Atlanta and Rome, Georgia, and as a correspondent for THE NEW YORK HERALD (1876). While part owner and managing editor of the ATLANTA CONSTITUTION (1880-1889), he delivered his "New South" speech (1886) which established his reputation as a distinguished orator.He died of pneumon...

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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Mary Ann Lamar Cobb (1818-1889), wife of Gen. Howell Cobb (1815-1868). From the description of Letter to Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, 1888 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476494 Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was born in Kentucky. He attended Transylvania University for a short time before enrolling at West Point in 1824, at the age of 16. He graduated in 1828 and immediately joined the First Infantry. His regiment was engaged in the Blackhawk War of 1831. In 1833, he became a...