Edwin Cowles
Edwin Cowles | |
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Born | 1825 |
Died | 1890 |
Occupation | publisher |
Known for | Leader |
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Edwin Cowles (1825–1890), born in Austinburg, Ohio, was notable as the publisher of The Cleveland Leader. During the President Abraham Lincoln administration and Civil War, he was appointed as US postmaster of Cleveland, serving April 4, 1861 - July 11, 1865. He later served as Vice-President of the 1884 Republican National Convention.[1] He was the elder brother of Alfred Cowles, Sr., also a newspaper publisher.
See also[]
- Cowles Publishing Company
References[]
- Orth, Samuel P (1910). A History of Cleveland, Ohio. 1. Chicago: S J Clarke Publishing Company.
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- 19th-century American newspaper publishers (people)
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- 1890 deaths
- 19th-century American journalists
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- Ohio Republicans
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