Background
Locke, Richard Adams was born on September 22, 1800 in East Brent, Somersetshire, England. Son of Richard and Anne (Adams) Locke.
Locke, Richard Adams was born on September 22, 1800 in East Brent, Somersetshire, England. Son of Richard and Anne (Adams) Locke.
Graduate Cambridge (England) University.
Published 2 unsuccessful mags., The Republican, The Cornucopia, London, England. Came to the United States, 1832. Reporter Courier and Enquirer, New York City, 1832-1835.
Reporter New York Sun, 1835-1836, greatly increased paper’s circulation by writing Moon Hoax (in which he quoted fictitious scientists as having described the moon as being populated with weird men and freakish animals). Publisher (with Joseph Price) New Era, 1836. Later editorial writer Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
Married Esther Bowering, 1826, at least 1 child, Adelaide.