James Gordon Bennett
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Media, Journalism, Journalists
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877)
Article abstract: Bennett made the American newspaper an independent enterprise and established the foundations of the profession of journalism.
Early Life
James Gordon Bennett was born on September 1, 1795, in Scotland, the first son of landholding Roman Catholic parents who abided by the teachings of the Church. At the time of Bennett’s birth, there were perhaps fewer than forty thousand Catholics in all of Scotland, but his parents were steadfast in the faith and in their determination to have a son join the priesthood. Two sisters and a close...
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