JAMES M. WINCHELL was born at Avon, Livingston county, New
York, in 1823, and died at Hyde Park, N.Y., February 2, 1877. In 1848 he
graduated from the State Normal School, at Albany, and began teaching in the
public schools of Syracuse, giving some attention to journalism. In 1853 he
removed to New York city, and in 1854 to Council City, now Burlingame, Kan. He
was delegate to the first national republican convention, at Philadelphia, a
member of the Leavenworth and president of the Wyandotte constitutional
conventions. He was a member of the territorial house of representatives in
1860 and 1861. He was correspondent of the New York Times during the
Kansas troubles, and war correspondent during the rebellion, having charge of
the Times bureau in Washington in 1862 and 1863. He was then connected
with the management of the Kansas Pacific railroad for a short time, and in
1864 was secretary of the national committee organized to urge the nomination
of Salmon P. Chase for the presidency. He then engaged in mining, until, in
1867, he retired from active pursuits, and purchased the estate at Hyde Park,
on the Hudson. He was connected editorially with the New York Times at
his death. His wife has given the Society many of his Kansas manuscripts.
SOURCE: Transactions
of the Kansas State Historical Society, Volume 7, p. 408
No comments:
Post a Comment