Marcus M. Pomeroy
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| Born | December 25, 1833 Elmira, New York |
| Died | May 30, 1896 (aged 62) Brooklyn, New York |
| Other names | Brick Pomeroy |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, politician |
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Marcus Mills "Brick" Pomeroy (also known as Mark M. Pomeroy; December 25, 1833 – May 30, 1896) was an American journalist who became notorious for his anti-Lincoln sentiment during the American Civil War.
Early life
Pomeroy was born in Elmira, New York in 1833.[1] As a young man, he worked as a printer's devil.[1]
Career
Pomeroy established the first newspaper in
It was during this time that he acquired the nickname "Brick". According to one account, after he had displayed skill in writing an article, another editor said that someone that could write so well was "a perfect brick" (i.e., a good fellow).[3][4] According to another account, a journalist in the eastern United States had written a series of articles about celebrities called "charcoal sketches," and Pomeroy imitated these in a more extravagant manner, describing Wisconsin personalities and dubbing his articles "brick-dust sketches."[2]
During the American Civil War, he initially supported preservation of the Union and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Union forces.[2] However, he became a Copperhead, and in an editorial he called Abraham Lincoln "fungus from the corrupt womb of bigotry and fanaticism" and a "worse tyrant and more inhuman butcher than has existed since the days of Nero.... The man who votes for Lincoln now is a traitor and murderer.... And if he is elected to misgovern for another four years, we trust some bold hand will pierce his heart with dagger point for the public good."[5]
Pomeroy relocated to New York in 1868, and then to Chicago in 1875, also spending time in Denver before returning to New York.[1]
In later years, he became a leader of the
Pomeroy died in Brooklyn in 1896.[1]
Family
Pomeroy married three times; his second wife, née Louise Rider or Ryder, became a celebrated Shakespearean actor, known as Louise Pomeroy.[7]
References
- ^ Newspapers.com.
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- ^ Tucker, Mary Eliza (1868). Life of Pomeroy Mark M. Pomeroy, ("Brick" Pomeroy, Editor of the Lacrosse, Wis., Democrat, and of the Democrat, Daily, New York City), A Representative Young Man of America. New York: G. W. Carleton. p. 76.
- ISBN 9781469610405. Retrieved May 14, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Local matters". chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. Logan County Banner (Logan, WV). July 23, 1891.
- ^ "Marcus Mills "Brick" Pomeroy". American Pomeroy Historic Genealogical Society. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
External links
- Marcus M. Pomeroy at Find a Grave
Media related to Marcus M. Pomeroy at Wikimedia Commons
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