Thaddeus Hanford, Jr. (1847–1892) was an American

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. Hanford was the eldest son of

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pioneers Edward and Abby Hanford and the older brother of Cornelius H. Hanford. He work as an editor of the ''Daily Intelligencer'' and bought the newspaper in 1878. Later it was renamed in ''

Seattle Post-Intelligencer The ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' (popularly known as the ''Seattle P-I'', the ''Post-Intelligencer'', or simply the ''P-I'') is an online newspaper and former print newspaper based in Seattle, Washington (state), Washington, United States. Th ...

''. Thaddeus Hanford died on January 29, 1892 and was buried at

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, Seattle.

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''Weekly Intelligencer, a precursor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, publishes its first edition on August 5, 1867''
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''Seattle Post-Intelligencer (1863-2009)''
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