Journalist. He was influential in the Presidential nomination of James Buchanan in 1855. During the Civil War he was the editor and publisher of both the "Philadelphia Press" and "Washington Chronicle" daily newspapers, and used both to espouse strong Unionist sentiments and strong support of President Abraham Lincoln's war directives and policies. After the war he wrote a biography of Civil War Union General Winfield Scott Hancock.
Journalist. He was influential in the Presidential nomination of James Buchanan in 1855. During the Civil War he was the editor and publisher of both the "Philadelphia Press" and "Washington Chronicle" daily newspapers, and used both to espouse strong Unionist sentiments and strong support of President Abraham Lincoln's war directives and policies. After the war he wrote a biography of Civil War Union General Winfield Scott Hancock.
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