Neville B. Craig
Neville B. Craig | |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | |
Died | 3 March 1863 | (aged 75)
Resting place | Allegheny Cemetery |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, journalist, politician, historian |
Spouse | Jane Ann Fulton |
Parent(s) | Isaac Craig Amelia Neville Craig |
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Neville Burgoyne Craig (29 March 1787 – 3 March 1863) was a journalist, politician, historian and lawyer from
Family and early life
Craig was born in 1787 in Pittsburgh's
Journalism
Taking an interest in political discourse, Craig began to write for the
Politics
In 1842, the year following his departure from the Gazette, Craig was elected to the
Historical work
For two years starting on 1 January 1845, Craig published a monthly historical journal called the Olden Time. It was held in high value by historians, as was his 1851 book History of Pittsburgh. In 1854 he published his Memoirs of Major Robert Stobo, on which is based
Late life and death
After the death of his wife, with whom he had ten children,
References
- ^ a b c d Jordan, John W., ed. (1911). Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania. Vol. 2. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 1165–1166.
- ^ a b Fleming, George T. (1917). Introduction. History of Pittsburgh. By Craig, Neville B. (Second ed.). Pittsburgh: J.R. Weldin Company.
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- ^ Wilson, Erasmus, ed. (1898). Standard History of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Chicago: H.R. Cornell & Co. p. 793.
- ^ Astorino, Samuel J. (Winter 1957). "Notes on the Henry Clay Clubs of Allegheny County". The Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine. 40 (4): 240–241.
- ^ Cox, Harold. "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1843" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "PA - District 21". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 26 Feb 2017.
- ^ "Craig, Neville B." Our Campaigns. Retrieved 26 Feb 2017.
- ^ Swetnam, George (4 October 1973). "Mayors' Notebook". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 49.
- ^ Swetnam, George (30 September 1973). "Mayors' Notebook". The Pittsburgh Press. p. C-5.
- ^ Egle, William Henry (1896). Pennsylvania Genealogies: Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg Publishing Company. p. 553.