Henry Sedley (1831 – January 1899) was a New York businessman and novelist involved in the newspaper industry. He was also known as an engineer. He acquired a portion of the ''
Commercial Advertiser
The ''New-York Commercial Advertiser'' was an American evening newspaper. It originated as the ''American Minerva'' in 1793, changed its name in 1797, and was published, with slight name variations, until 1904.
History
The paper had its origins ...
'' in 1884.
He was credited in the ''
Boston Globe
''The Boston Globe,'' also known locally as ''the Globe'', is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes. ''The Boston Globe'' is the oldest and largest daily new ...
'' as having exposed the
Tweed ring
William Magear "Boss" Tweed (April 3, 1823 – April 12, 1878) was an American politician most notable for being the political boss of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party's political machine that played a major role in the politics of 19th ...
.
His older son,
Henry Sedley Henry Sedley may refer to:
* Henry Sedley (actor)
* Henry Sedley (journalist)
* Sir Henry Sedley, 3rd Baronet, of the Sedley baronets
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, earned notoriety when he killed a fellow student at
Yale University
Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...
and later became a successful film actor.
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Round Table (magazine)
The ''Round Table'' was an American literary weekly magazine, active from 1864 to 1869. Published in New York City, it was founded by Charles H. Sweetser and his brother, who were its first editors. Later editors included Dorsey Gardner and Henry ...
Journalists from New York City
19th-century American journalists
1831 births
1899 deaths