Horace Greeley

Horace Greeley wanted a simple burial, but his daughter instead arranged for this commanding, hill-top grave marker that reflects the influence Greeley wielded during his life. Greeley's editorship of the New York Tribune established him as the greatest editor of his day, and he used his position to promote his political beliefs and other issues.

Greeley was part of one of my favorite grammatical piques. Greeley (a newsman) believed that the word "news" was a plural. To illustrate his point Greeley allegedly cabled a Tribune reporter with the question "ARE THERE ANY NEWS?" The reporter allegedly replied "NOT A NEW."

A statue of Horace Greeley sits in Manhattan's Greeley Square, at Broadway and 32nd Street.

Links:
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Biographical Dictionary of the U.S. Congress