Richard Cunningham McCormick
| Richard Cunningham McCormick | |
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| 2nd Governor of Arizona Territory | |
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In office March 14, 1866 – December 13, 1868 |
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| Nominated by | Andrew Johnson |
| Preceded by | John Noble Goodwin |
| Succeeded by | Anson P.K. Safford |
| Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona Territory | |
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In office March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875 |
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| Preceded by | Coles Bashford |
| Succeeded by | Hiram Sanford Stevens |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
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| Preceded by | James W. Covert |
| Succeeded by | Joseph M. Belford |
| 1st Secretary of Arizona Territory | |
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In office December 29, 1863 – March 14, 1866 |
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| Nominated by | Abraham Lincoln |
| Preceded by | N/A (Newly created position) |
| Succeeded by | James P. T. Carter |
| Personal details | |
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May 23, 1832 New York City |
| Died | June 2, 1901 (aged 69) New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Unionist/Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Hunt (1865–1867) Elizabeth Thurman (1873 -) |
Richard Cunningham McCormick, Jr. (May 23, 1832 – June 2, 1901) was an American politician, businessman, and journalist. He served as the second Governor of Arizona Territory, three time Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona Territory, and as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York. McCormick's other accomplishments include service as a war correspondent during two different conflicts and creation of two Arizonan newspapers.
McCormick was born on May 23, 1832, in New York City to Richard Cunningham and Sarah Matilda (Decker) McCormick. The senior McCormick was Secretary of the New York merchants' exchange. The younger McCormick suffered from poor health and was educated at home by private tutors with the expectation he would attend Columbia University. Instead of enrolling in college, he became ill and was sent to Europe under the Victorian belief that travel had curative power. In 1854, while still in Europe, McCormick became a war correspondent reporting on the Crimean War. Upon his return he wrote two books, A Visit to the Camp Before Sevastopol in 1855 and St. Paul's to St. Sophia in 1860.
At the age of 25, the redheaded McCormick went to work on Wall Street. Shortly thereafter he became the YMCA's corresponding secretary and edited Young Men's Magazine for two years. In 1860, at the request of William Cullen Bryant, he became editor of the New York Evening Post. At the start of American Civil War, McCormick went to the front lines as a war correspondent.
Politically, McCormick was elected a public school trustee for New York's 15th ward in 1858. This was followed by his becoming a member of the Republican State Committee in 1860 and working on Abraham Lincoln's presidential campaign. In 1862, McCormick made an unsuccessful run for United States House of Representatives. The same year he was appointed Chief Clerk for the Department of Agriculture.
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