At a glance
- Born
- 1837-10-27
- Died
- 1912-12-15
- Education
- Xenia Academy, Xenia, OH
- Miami University, Oxford, OH, to 1856, with honours
- Known as
- Journalist
- Organizations
- New-York Tribune, Miami University
Life story
Whitelaw Reid was born near Xenia in 1837 to a poor Scottish-descended family. He studied at Xenia Academy and graduated from Miami University in 1856.
He covered the Civil War as a correspondent writing as 'Agate', including Shiloh and Gettysburg, and joined Horace Greeley's New-York Tribune in 1868, becoming its editor in 1872.
President Harrison made him ambassador to France (1889-1892); he ran for vice president in 1892 and lost. He served on the 1898 peace commission and was ambassador to Britain from 1905.
He died in London in 1912 and is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, New York.
Timeline
- 1837-10-27: Born (near Xenia, OH) source
- 1856: Graduated Miami University (Oxford, OH) source
- 1861: Civil War correspondent, byline 'Agate' (Eastern and Western fronts) source
- 1868: Joined the New-York Tribune (New York, NY) source
- 1872: Became Tribune editor (New York, NY) source
- 1881-04-26: Married Elisabeth Mills (New York, NY) source
- 1889: Ambassador to France (Paris) source
- 1892: Republican vice-presidential nominee (US) source
- 1905: Ambassador to Britain (London) source
- 1912-12-15: Died in London (London) source
What Whitelaw is known for
- Owner and editor of the New-York Tribune from 1872
- U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1905-1912
- After the War: A Southern Tour (1866)
- Horace Greeley (1879)
- Ohio in the War (1895)
- American and English Studies (1913)
Honors and things named for them
- Honorary degrees from Cambridge, Oxford, Yale, Princeton and others
- Chancellor, University of the State of New York (1904)
Family
- spouse: Elisabeth Mills Reid
- son: Ogden Mills Reid
- daughter: Jean Templeton Reid
Places in Ohio to see
- Whitelaw Reid House (home)
2587 Conley Rd, Cedarville, Greene County Cedarville · Greene County · official page
Ohio places
Where Whitelaw Reid was born, lived, worked and is remembered, with the ZIP code, town and county pages for each.
- Born: Xenia (farm near), Greene County ZIP 45385 · Xenia · Greene County
- School: Oxford, Butler County ZIP 45056 · Oxford · Butler County
Further reading
Sources
Confidence. Medium: the main facts were confirmed, but some details (often an address or ZIP code) were not.
- Wikipedia: Whitelaw Reid dates, birth near Xenia, Miami University 1856, Tribune, death in London
