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Edwin Curtis Bailey (June 10, 1816 – August 19, 1890) was an American newspaper editor and postmaster.


Biography

Bailey was born on June 10, 1816, in
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. He served as the postmaster of
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from 1853 to 1857, and was a commander of the
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. Bailey later was the owner and editor of the '' Boston Herald'', until he sold the newspaper in 1869. He subsequently moved to New Hampshire and became publisher of the ''Concord Patriot'' in
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. In 1878, Bailey was hired by
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to be editor of ''
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'', a position he held until 1880. Bailey died as the result of a train wreck in Quincy, Massachusetts, on August 19, 1890. He was buried in
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in the
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neighborhood of Boston.


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