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Edwin Curtis Bailey (June 10, 1816 – August 19, 1890) was an American newspaper editor and postmaster.


Biography

Bailey was born on June 10, 1816, in
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. He served as the
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of
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from 1853 to 1857, and was a commander of the
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. Bailey later was the owner and editor of the ''
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'', until he sold the newspaper in 1869. He subsequently moved to New Hampshire and became publisher of the ''Concord Patriot'' in
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. In 1878, Bailey was hired by Charles H. Taylor to be editor of ''
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'', a position he held until 1880. Bailey died as the result of a train wreck in Quincy, Massachusetts, on August 19, 1890. He was buried in
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in the
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neighborhood of Boston.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Edwin C. 1816 births 1890 deaths People from Albany, New York Massachusetts postmasters Boston Herald people The Boston Globe people 19th-century American newspaper editors Editors of Massachusetts newspapers Railway accident deaths in the United States 19th-century American newspaper publishers (people)