James Gordon Bennett Jr. (May 10, 1841 – May 14, 1918) was an American publisher. He was the publisher of the New York Herald, founded by his father,...
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James Gordon Bennett Sr. (September 1, 1795 – June 1, 1872) was a British-born American businessman who was the founder, editor and publisher of the New...
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from the controversial reputation of James Gordon Bennett Jr. (1841–1918), son of British-born James Gordon Bennett Sr., founder and publisher of the New...
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comic book character Gordon Bennett (phrase), an English idiomatic phrase, after James Gordon Bennett Jr. "Gordon Bennett", a song by Gilbert O'Sullivan...
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Gordon Bennett Cup was an annual competition which ran from 1900 to 1905. It was one of three Gordon Bennett Cups established by James Gordon Bennett...
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Jeannette expedition (section James Gordon Bennett Jr.)
encouraged James Gordon Bennett Jr., the proprietor of The New York Herald, to finance a polar expedition based on the untried Pacific route. Bennett acquired...
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York Herald newspaper James Gordon Bennett Jr. (1841–1918), American newspaper publisher and sports enthusiast James O'Donnell Bennett (1870–1940), American...
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James Gordon Bennett Jr. (1841–1918) Gordon Bennett (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gordon Bennett...
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Paris, France, on September 30, 1906. The event was sponsored by James Gordon Bennett Jr., the millionaire sportsman and owner of the New York Herald newspaper...
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by Auguste Charlois on 16 February 1891 in Nice and named after James Gordon Bennett Jr., his patron. The light curve of 305 Gordonia shows a periodicity...
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The Gordon Bennett Aviation Trophy is an international airplane racing trophy that was awarded by James Gordon Bennett Jr., the American owner and publisher...
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any further." In April 1867 Bennett turned over control of the paper to his son James Gordon Bennett Jr. Under James Jr., the paper financed Henry Morton...
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voyages to the Arctic, in 1875 and 1876, before selling her to James Gordon Bennett Jr., proprietor of the New York Herald, who changed her name to Jeannette...
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after The New York Times Company became its sole owner. In 1887, James Gordon Bennett Jr. created a Paris edition of his newspaper the New York Herald with...
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93806 Bennett Park, also known as James Gordon Bennett Park, is a 1.8-acre (0.73 ha) public park in New York City, named for James Gordon Bennett, Sr....
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18, 2023. "Arkansas's Iliad". The New York Herald. No. 13189. James Gordon Bennett Jr. September 30, 1872. p. 7. Retrieved February 2, 2023. We lost...
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Stillman was an intimate friend of both James O. Bloss and John William Sterling. After the death of James Gordon Bennett Jr., it was learned by the administrators...
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1883 by Frederick Schwatka, US Army officer and explorer, after James Gordon Bennett Jr (1841–1918), editor of the New York Herald, who was sponsor of...
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the nearby ghost town of Bennett, British Columbia and Bennett Lake, the peak is presumably named for James Gordon Bennett, Jr., the editor of the New...
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driving a Mors retiring. The Gordon Bennett races had been established by American millionaire James Gordon Bennett, Jr. in 1900, with the intention of...
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Jeanette Gordon Bennett (d. 1936), daughter of New York Herald founder James Gordon Bennett Sr. and sister of publisher James Gordon Bennett Jr. Together...
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James Gordon Bennett, Jr., publisher of the New York Herald. She went ashore in 1893 and was rebuilt at the C. & R. Poillon shipyard. In 1897, the James Gordon...
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Delaware. Marydel was originally known as Halltown. Publisher James Gordon Bennett Jr. participated in a duel near Marydel in 1877. Marydel is located...
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18, 2023. "Arkansas's Iliad". The New York Herald. No. 13189. James Gordon Bennett Jr. September 30, 1872. p. 7. Retrieved February 2, 2023. We lost...
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States in 1876, introduced by James Gordon Bennett Jr. (1841–1918), who had first observed the game played in England. Bennett came to be known as the father...
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Historic District. Built in 1879–1881 by New York Herald publisher James Gordon Bennett, Jr., it was designed in the Shingle style by the newly formed firm...
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cultivated. After the Civil War, Bennett turned over daily operations of the Herald to his son James Gordon Bennett Jr., and lived in seclusion until his...
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21-year-old James Gordon Bennett Jr., and skippered by Captain Samuel S. Samuels, won the race in 13 days, 21 hours and 55 minutes. Bennett would be elected...
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the New York Herald by the parent paper's owner, James Gordon Bennett, Jr. After the death of Bennett in 1918, Frank Munsey bought the New York Herald...
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welcomed writer Leo Tolstoy, civil engineer Gustave Eiffel, publisher James Gordon Bennett Jr., composer Igor Stravinsky, as well as other personalities and...
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