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
Albany, New York. He served as the
postmaster
A postmaster is the head of an individual post office, responsible for all postal activities in a specific post office. When a postmaster is responsible for an entire mail distribution organization (usually sponsored by a national government), ...
of
Boston from 1853 to 1857,
[ and was a commander of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts.]Boston Herald
The ''Boston Herald'' is an American daily newspaper whose primary market is Boston, Massachusetts, and its surrounding area. It was founded in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States. It has been awarded eight Pulit ...
'', until he sold the newspaper in 1869.[ He subsequently moved to New Hampshire and became publisher of the ''Concord Patriot'' in Concord.][ 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 Forest Hills Cemetery in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston.]
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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)