Background
Halstead, Murat was born on September 2, 1829 in Ross Township, Butler Company, Ohio, United States. Son of Griffin and Clarissa (Willets) Halstead.
Halstead, Murat was born on September 2, 1829 in Ross Township, Butler Company, Ohio, United States. Son of Griffin and Clarissa (Willets) Halstead.
Reared on farm, he attended school winters.
Graduate Farmers’ College, near Cincinnati.
Began newspaper work on a literary weekly. Joined staff of Cincinnati Commercial, March 8, 1853, bought interest, 1854, head of firm, 1865. Later consolidated with Gazette as Commercial Gazette, of which he became editor-in-chief.
Nominated, 1889, by President Harrison as minister to Germany. Rejected by Senate because of articles he had written about the purchase of senatorial seats. Later edited Brooklyn Standard-Union.
During past few years special correspondent and magazine writer. Went to Philippine Islands during war with Spain. Author: Life of William McKinley.
Life of Admiral Dewey. Home: Cincinnati, O.
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He married on March 2, 1857, Mary Banks, Cincinnati.