Background
Congdon, Charles Taber was born on April 7, 1821 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Benjamin Taler and Deborah (Hartt) Congdon.
Congdon, Charles Taber was born on April 7, 1821 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Benjamin Taler and Deborah (Hartt) Congdon.
Attended Brown University, 1837-1840, Master of Arts (honorary), 1879.
Editor Atlas, Boston, 1854-1857. Member editorial staff New York Tribune, 1857-1882. New York City correspondent for Boston Courier.
Contributor to many magazines including Vanity Fair, Knickerbocker Magazine, North American Review, also to Tribune Essays, 1869.
Wrote Flowers Plucked by a Traveller on the Journey of Life (poems), 1840, The Warning of War, 1862. Reminiscences of a Journalist, 1880.
Member editorial staff New York Tribune, 1857-1882.
Married Charlotte Bagliss, 1 daughter, Alice B. Successively employed on Daily Register, Daily Bulletin and Daily Mercury, all New Bedford, 1840-1854.