Henry Watterson

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Henry Watterson was a prominent American journalist and longtime editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal, known for his influential political commentary and role in shaping post–Civil War public opinion.

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Henry Watterson canonical 3

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instanceOf human ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
political commentator ⓘ
allegiance Confederate States of America ⓘ
awardReceived Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing ⓘ
burialPlace Cave Hill Cemetery ⓘ
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1840-02-16 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1921-12-22 ⓘ
educatedAt Nashville public schools ⓘ
employer Louisville Courier-Journal ⓘ
linked to: The Courier-Journal
familyName Watterson ⓘ
linked to: Bill Watterson
father Harvey Magee Watterson ⓘ
fieldOfWork American history commentary ⓘ
journalism ⓘ
politics ⓘ
genre editorial writing ⓘ
political journalism ⓘ
givenName Henry ⓘ
knownFor coining the phrase "New South" in political discourse ⓘ
linked to: New South movement

colorful and forceful editorial style ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party
militaryBranch Confederate States Army ⓘ
militaryConflict American Civil War ⓘ
movement New South movement ⓘ
name Henry Watterson ⓘ
notableFor advocacy of reconciliation between North and South ⓘ
influential political commentary after the American Civil War ⓘ
shaping post–Civil War public opinion in the United States ⓘ
notableWork The Compromises of Life ⓘ
editorials in the Louisville Courier-Journal ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
newspaper editor ⓘ
politician ⓘ
participantIn American Civil War ⓘ
placeOfBirth Washington, D.C. ⓘ
placeOfDeath Jacksonville, Florida ⓘ
politicalAlignment Southern Democrat ⓘ
positionHeld editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal ⓘ
member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
residence Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ
Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Rebecca Ewing ⓘ
workLocation Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ
Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ

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Cave Hill Cemetery → hasNotableBurial → Henry Watterson ⓘ
Interstate 264 (Kentucky) → namedAfter → Henry Watterson ⓘ
Henry Watterson → name → Henry Watterson ⓘ