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Joseph Gales Jr.

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Joseph Gales Jr. Famous memorial

Birth
Eckington, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England
Death
21 Jul 1860 (aged 74)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.8812092, Longitude: -76.9787002
Plot
Range 55, Site 168
Memorial ID
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Washington, DC Mayor. He served as the Mayor of Washington, D.C., from 1827 to 1830. He was also the editor and owner of "The National Intelligencer" . His presses were destroyed by the British during the siege of 1814.
Washington, DC Mayor. He served as the Mayor of Washington, D.C., from 1827 to 1830. He was also the editor and owner of "The National Intelligencer" . His presses were destroyed by the British during the siege of 1814.


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: The Silent Forgotten
  • Added: Mar 6, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8477802/joseph-gales: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Gales Jr. (10 Apr 1786–21 Jul 1860), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8477802, citing Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.