Historedia
Person

Horace Greeley

Events
3
Episodes
5
Years
1854–1872

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Horace Greeley, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Republican Party founded by anti-slavery opponents of the Kansas–Nebraska Act

    1854

    Role: Editorialist whose writing proposed the name 'Republican'

    1. March 20, 1854 · Little White SchoolhouseRipon Meeting

      Opponents of the Kansas–Nebraska Act met in Ripon, Wisconsin, on March 20, 1854, to organize a new party.

    2. July 6, 1854 · JacksonJackson Convention

      The first official meeting of the group calling itself 'Republican' occurred in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854.

  2. Greeley's Prayer of Twenty Millions urges abolition in the New York Tribune

    1862

    Role: Editor of the New York Tribune

    1. August 20, 1862 · New York Tribune officePublication of 'The Prayer of Twenty Millions'

      Greeley's letter to Lincoln, urging enforcement of the Confiscation Acts, was reprinted in the Tribune on August 20, 1862.

  3. Grant defeats Greeley in the 1872 United States presidential election

    1872

    Role: Liberal Republican and Democratic nominee

    1. November 5, 1872 · United StatesGrant Defeats Greeley

      Grant won the 1872 presidential election with 286 electoral votes, defeating Greeley who won 66. Greeley lost in a landslide.

    2. November 29, 1872 · United StatesGreeley's Death Before the Electoral Vote

      Greeley died on November 29, 1872, twenty-four days after the election, before his pledged electors could cast their votes.

Sources

  1. Republican Party (United States) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
  2. Horace Greeley Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
  3. 1872 United States presidential election Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17