Charles Henry Jones (March 7, 1848 – January 26, 1913) was an American journalist, editor, and political figure. Born in

Talbotton, Georgia Talbotton is a city in Talbot County, Georgia, United States. The population was 970 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Talbot County. History Talbotton was founded in 1828 as the seat of the newly formed Talbot County. Both the ...

, at age 15 he joined the Confederate Army during the

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. In 1866 he moved to New York, where he edited '' Eclectic Magazine'' and '' Appleton's Journal''. He moved to

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, in 1881, where he established the ''Florida Daily Times'', which incorporated rival ''Florida Union'' to become the ''

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''. He later was editor of '' St. Louis Republic'', '' St. Louis Dispatch'' (1895–97) and ''

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'' (1893–95). He was president of the National Editorial Association, and was prominent in the

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, leading the

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and writing the Chicago Platform of 1896 and Kansas City Platform of 1900. He died in

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, Italy.

References

External links

*
Guide to the Charles H. Jones Papers
at the

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* 1848 births 1913 deaths 19th-century American newspaper editors People from Talbotton, Georgia People of Georgia (U.S. state) in the American Civil War Editors of Florida newspapers Editors of New York (state) newspapers Journalists from Florida Journalists from Missouri Journalists from New York City Confederate States Army soldiers Florida Democrats {{US-editor-stub