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Thomas Smith

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New York, USA
Death
8 Aug 1874 (aged 57–58)
Yonkers, Westchester County, New York, USA
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Yonkers, Westchester County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Thomas Smith, once proprietor and editor of 'The Yonkers Herald', died on the evening of the 21st last, of dropsy, aged 58 years. Mr. Smith was a native of New York city. He came to Yonkers in 1852, and commenced the publicaton of 'The Herald', which he continued until May, 1864, when he disposed of the whole establishment to the Yonkers Democratic Publishing Association, by whom the paper was continued for a year or so, until it came into the hands of its present owner, its name having been change to 'The Yonkers Gazette' soon after its purchase in 1864. Since that date Mr. Smith has published 'The Daily Herald' which died after a sickly existence of of about two years. The he revised 'The Weekly Herald', which with its 104th number also succumbed to the pressure of the times in April last.
Thomas Smith, once proprietor and editor of 'The Yonkers Herald', died on the evening of the 21st last, of dropsy, aged 58 years. Mr. Smith was a native of New York city. He came to Yonkers in 1852, and commenced the publicaton of 'The Herald', which he continued until May, 1864, when he disposed of the whole establishment to the Yonkers Democratic Publishing Association, by whom the paper was continued for a year or so, until it came into the hands of its present owner, its name having been change to 'The Yonkers Gazette' soon after its purchase in 1864. Since that date Mr. Smith has published 'The Daily Herald' which died after a sickly existence of of about two years. The he revised 'The Weekly Herald', which with its 104th number also succumbed to the pressure of the times in April last.

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  • Created by: KimDe1NY
  • Added: May 17, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69984132/thomas-smith: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Smith (1816–8 Aug 1874), Find a Grave Memorial ID 69984132, citing Saint Johns Cemetery, Yonkers, Westchester County, New York, USA; Maintained by KimDe1NY (contributor 47339055).