RAYMOND, Henry Jarvis, American journalist: b. Lima, N. Y, 24 Jan. 1820; d. New York, 18 June 1869. He was graduated ',from the University of Vermont in 1840, went to New York, studied law, and contributed to The New Yorker, a literary weekly published by Horace Greeley Upon the establishment of the New York Tribune in. 184.1 he became as sistant editor. While editorally connected with the Courier and Enquirer (1843-51) he en gaged with Greeley in a spirited controversy on the subject of Fourierism, which had at that , time taken a strong hold upon the American people resulting in the establishinent of corn =talkies more or less resembling- Brook He was elected to the State assembly in 1849 and 1850, the latter year becoming speaker. In 1851 he established the New York Times, the first number being issued on 18 September. In 1854 he was elected lieutenant-governor of the State. He was one of the prominent organizers of the Republican party, and drew up the "Ad dress to the People," promulgated by its first national convention held in Pittsburgh February 1856. His choice for President in 1860 was
William H. Seward, and he used his influence to place him in the Cabinet after Lincoln's election. After the disaster at Bull Run he proposed a provisional government, feeling that Lincoln's policy was too hesitating. He was again member of the assembly in 1861, where he was chosen speaker; and in 1864 was elected to Congress, giving his support to President Johnson's policy. He was the author of the "Philadelphia Address" to the people of the United States, promulgated by the National Union Convention, which he helped to organize in 1866. He was an effective public speaker and•exerted a marked influence on the elevation of the tone•of journalism. He wrote (Political • Lessons of the Revolution) (1854); to Mr. (1860); (History of the Ad ministration of President (1869 ; - (Life and Services of Abraham LincolnA(1865). Consult Maverick,' 'Henry J. Raymond and the ' New York Press for Thirty Years) (1870).