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David Locke (other)
David Locke may refer to: * David Ross Locke (1833–1888), American journalist and political commentator * David H. Locke (1927–2019), American politician in the Massachusetts General Court * David Locke (swimmer) (born 1972), Australian swimmer See also * David Lock (born 1960), British barrister and former politician {{hndis, Locke, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ross Locke
David Ross Locke (also known by his pseudonym Petroleum V. Nasby) (September 20, 1833February 15, 1888) was an American journalist and early political commentator during and after the American Civil War. Biography Early life Locke was born in Vestal, Broome County, New York, the son of Nathaniel Reed Locke and Hester Locke. Career He was apprenticed at age 12 to the newspaper, the ''Democrat'' in Cortland County, New York. Following a seven-year apprenticeship, he tramped around until his next protracted stay, with the '' Pittsburgh Chronicle''. Around 1855, Locke started, with others, the Plymouth, Ohio ''Herald.'' On March 20, 1856, he became the editor of the ''Bucyrus Journal''. By 1861 he had purchased and was the editor of ''The Jeffersonian'' in Findlay, Ohio, where he began writing his Nasby letters. In 1861 Locke revived the ''Hancock Jeffersonian'' in Findlay, Ohio until he left in 1865 to edit the Toledo Blade. Locke was in Bucyrus, Ohio when the Civil War brok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
