Manton Marble (1834–1917) was a New York journalist. He was the proprietor and editor of the ''
New York World
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'' from 1860 to 1876.
Early life
Marble was born in
Worcester
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,
Massachusetts
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on November 16, 1835. He graduated from the
University of Rochester
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in 1855, at age 20. He joined the Boston ''Journal'' and also became editor of the ''
Traveller.'' He moved to
New York City
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in 1858 and joined the ''
New York Evening Post
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It was established i ...
.'' In 1859, he went to the
Red River Valley as ''The Evening Post's'' correspondent. He contributed three papers on his journey, to ''
Harper's Magazine.''
New York World
The ''
New York World
The ''New York World'' was a newspaper published in New York City from 1860 until 1931. The paper played a major role in the history of American newspapers. It was a leading national voice of the Democratic Party. From 1883 to 1911 under pub ...
'' was formed in 1860. Marble became its
proprietor
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and
editor in 1862. He turned it into a free-trade Democratic Journal. Marble's ''World'' building was not attacked during the New York City Draft Riots of 1863, unlike the Republican newspapers ''The Tribune'' and ''The Times''.
In 1864, the ''World'' was charged with fraud after it published communications from
President Lincoln
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that
turned out to be forged. Lincoln arrested Marble and placed the ''World'' under military guard. Marble, and the ''World'', was allowed to resume publication three days later.
In 1872, the ''World'' vigorously opposed
Horace Greeley's presidential campaign. Marble retired his editorial position in 1876.
In 1885, he went to
Europe
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as a delegate to the Bi-Metallic Congress. He became president of the
Manhattan Club in 1888. Marble died in
England
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on July 24, 1917, at the age of 82.
Publications
* Marble, Manton. A Secret Chapter of Political History. The Electoral Commission. The Truth Concerning Samuel J. Tilden, President, De Jure, Disclosed and Stated against Some False Representations of His Action, Advice and Conduct During the Winter of 1876-7. 1878.
* Marble, Manton. Fraser River. New York: Dexter & Brother and Ross & Tousey, 1858.
* Mercer, Alexander G., and Manton Marble. Bible Characters, Being Selections from Sermons of Alexander Gardiner Mercer, D.D. (1817–1882). New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1885.
* Marble, Manton, and Abraham Lincoln. Letter to Abraham Lincoln. New York: Priv. Print, 1867.
* Marble, Manton. To Red River & Beyond. S.l: s.n, 1860.
* Marble, Manton. Freedom of the Press Wantonly Violated: Letter of Mr. Marble to President Lincoln, Reappearance of the Journal of Commerce, Opinions of the Press on This Outrage. New York: s.n, 1864.
* Marble, Manton, and Abraham Lincoln. The Papers of Manton Marble. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1852.
* Marble, Manton. The Ancient and Modern Idea of a State. 1855.
See also
*
New York World
The ''New York World'' was a newspaper published in New York City from 1860 until 1931. The paper played a major role in the history of American newspapers. It was a leading national voice of the Democratic Party. From 1883 to 1911 under pub ...
*
Samuel Tilden
Samuel Jones Tilden (February 9, 1814 – August 4, 1886) was an American politician who served as the 25th Governor of New York and was the Democratic candidate for president in the disputed 1876 United States presidential election. Tilden was ...
*
New York Draft Riots
The New York City draft riots (July 13–16, 1863), sometimes referred to as the Manhattan draft riots and known at the time as Draft Week, were violent disturbances in Lower Manhattan, widely regarded as the culmination of white working-cl ...
*
Horace Greeley
References
External links
Marble, Manton (Harper's Magazine)at harpers.org
HarpWeek: Cartoon of the Dayat www.harpweek.com
Archives of Manton Marble at Senate House Library
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1834 births
1917 deaths
American male journalists
University of Rochester alumni