Background
Gay, Sydney Howard was born on May 22, 1814 in Hingham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Ebenezer and Mary (Otis) Gay.
Gay, Sydney Howard was born on May 22, 1814 in Hingham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Ebenezer and Mary (Otis) Gay.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1833.
Joined group of Abolitionists led by William L. Garrison, Boston, 1842. Speaker for American Anti-Slavery Society, Boston, 1842. Editor American Anti-Slavery Standard, New York City, 1843-1857.
Agent for underground railway, 1843-1857.
Member editorial staff New York Tribune, 1857-1862, managing editor, 1862-1865. Managing edior Chicago Tribune, 1867-1871.
Member editorial staff New York Evening Post, 1872-1874.
Member editorial staff New York Tribune, 1857-1862, managing editor, 1862-1865. Member editorial staff New York Evening Post, 1872-1874.
Married Elizabeth Neall, 1845.