James Gordon Bennett Sr.

1795–1872 (age 77)

Newspaper publisher

Photograph of James Gordon Bennett Sr.

About James Gordon Bennett Sr.

James Gordon Bennett Sr. (1795–1872) lived to age 77. They were a newspaper publisher. Born in Keith, they died in Manhattan. They are buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in New York.

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