Porter Cornelius Bliss

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Porter Cornelius Bliss
BornDecember 28, 1838
Cattaraugus Reservation, Erie County, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 1, 1885(1885-02-01) (aged 46)
New York, U.S.
Burial placeRandolph Cemetery, Cattaraugus County, New York
Occupation(s)Author; Journalist; Historian; Linguist
ParentRev. Asher Bliss

Porter Cornelius Bliss (December 28, 1838 – February 1, 1885), was an American journalist, linguist, historian and diplomat. Bliss was a volunteer in defense of the capital, served in various government positions and traveled extensively; he was once accused of treason and conspiracy, and imprisoned before being rescued by a United States Navy Squadron.[1]

He served as an editor of the Washington Chronicle from 1869 to 1870 and as an editor and biographer at the New York Herald from 1878 through 1881.[1][2] Bliss also spent three years working on Johnson's Cyclopedia and edited a weekly called The Literary Table.[3]

Biography

Bliss was born to parents, Reverend Asher (1801–1881) and Cassandra (Hooper) Bliss, on the

Seneca Indians on December 28, 1838.[2] His father was a minister to the Seneca Indians.[4]

He studied at

Indian Bureau, and subsequently in the post-office department at Washington in 1861. He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1861.[5]

Bliss took part in volunteer organizations for the defense of the capital, visited England the same year, and accompanied General

Argentine Republic for the exploration of the Indian country called the Gran Chaco 1863 and edited at Buenos Aires
a monthly periodical, The River Platte Magazine in 1864.

Bliss was appointed by President

State Department
at Washington, March, 1869 and served as editor of the Washington Chronicle (1869–70).

President Grant appointed him secretary of legation in Mexico (1870–74), and acting minister for several months, (1872–73).[7] He afterward resided in New York, and was vice-president of the American Philological Society and an editor of the New York Herald from 1878 through 1881.[1] he also did editing work for the New Haven News in 1883.[3] Bliss died in New York, February 1, 1885. He is buried at the family plot at Randolph Cemetery, in Cattaraugus County, New York.[2]

Bibliography

A collection of the Porter Cornelius Bliss Papers are available at the Latin American Library at Tulane University.[1] A selection of his works are listed below.

  • The Ethnography of the Gran Chaco, Buenos Aires, 1864.[8]
  • The conquest of Turkey, co-author with L.P. Brockett, Hubbard Bros., 1878.[9]
  • Causes and consequences of the Paraguayan war, place and date of publication unknown.[10]
  • Correspondence and other documents concerning the relations of the United States with Paraguay, the Argentine Republic, Uruguay and Brazil during the Paraguayan War (papers), Washington, Government Printing Office, 1868–69.[11]
  • Catalogue of the library of the late Porter C. Bliss, Taylor, 1885.[12]

References

This article incorporates text from the

Universal Cyclopædia & Atlas, 1902, New York, D. Appleton & Co., a publication now in the public domain
.

  1. ^ a b c d "Porter Cornelius Bliss Papers, 1879–1885". The Latin America Library at Tulane. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Porter Cornelius Bliss (1839–1885) – Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  3. ^ a b "Warren County, Pennsylvania Genealogy, Part of PaGenWeb". www.pagenweb.org. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  4. ^ "Rev Asher Bliss (1801–1881) – Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  5. ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
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  7. ^ A Remarkable Career; Incidents In The Life of an American Journalist, New York Times, January 5, 1885, p. 8,
  8. OCLC 557316828.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
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  12. OCLC 315696321.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
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