Joseph Howard, Jr.
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| Born |
June 3, 1833 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Died | March 31, 1908 (aged 74) New York City, New York |
| Cause of death | Kidney failure |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Troy Polytechnic Institute |
| Occupation | Editor and journalist |
| Known for | City editor of the Brooklyn Eagle; responsible for the "Great Civil War Gold Hoax". |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Anna S. Gregg |
| Children | 4 daughters: Grace Mesnard, Susan White, Rose Jewett and Maud Beard Bush (married to Irving T. Bush) |
| Parent(s) | John Tasker Howard and Susan Raymond |
| Relatives | Samuel Gregg, father-in-law |
Joseph Howard, Jr. (June 3, 1833 – March 31, 1908) was an American journalist, war correspondent, publicist and newspaperman. He was one of the top reporters for The New York Times, city editor of the Brooklyn Eagle and longtime president of the New York Press Club. One of the most colorful reporters of the era, he was a popular lecturer and discussed journalism and his life from 1886 until shortly before his death.
During the American Civil War, he and fellow reporter Francis A. Mallison were responsible in creating a forgery falsely declaring another conscription order in New York City by President Abraham Lincoln. This document was published in both the New York World and the Journal of Commerce and, less than a year after the New York Draft Riots, a minor riot ensured when a mob gathered outside Journal of Commerce. Howard was eventually arrested for what became known as "Howard's Proclamation" or the "Great Civil War Gold Hoax" and held as a prisoner of war at Fort Lafayette.
Joseph Howard, Jr. was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 3, 1833. His family emigrated from England to Salem, Massachusetts in 1700 and remained there for generations before his grandfather Joseph Howard and father John Tasker Howard, both prominent religious leaders, moved to New York City in 1820. His father was one of the founders of Plymouth Church and responsible for bringing Henry Ward Beecher to its ministry. Joseph Howard was educated at Farmington, Connecticut and graduated from the Troy Polytechnic Institute in 1857. He also married Anna S. Gregg, daughter of noted homeopathist Dr. Samuel Gregg, who together would have four daughters.
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