NJ-07: The relationship between the New York Times and the Kean family goes back over 175 years

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The founder of the New York Times was a Republican politician from New York who was a close personal friend and political ally of Col. John Kean of New Jersey.

Henry Jarvis Raymond founded the New York Times in 1851 while serving as a New York assemblyman and served as its editor until he died in 1869.

Raymond and Kean together played an integral role in founding the Republican Party in 1856.

While serving as the New York Times editor, Raymond was the lieutenant governor of New York, the Republican National Chairman – he was Abraham Lincoln’s pick when he sought re-election in 1864 – and a GOP congressman.



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