William Davis Gallagher was an American journalist and poet.
Background
Gallagher, William Davis was born on August 21, 1808 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Bernard and Abigail (Davis) Gallagher.
Career
Editor newspaper The Backwoodsman, Xenia, O., 1830, Cincinnati (O.) Mirror, 1831, Western Literary Journal and Monthly Review, Cincinnati, 1836-1838, Ohio State Journal, Columbus, Ohio, 1838. Editor Gazette, Cincinnati, 1839-1850. Editor, owner Louisville (Kentucky.
Editor Western Farmer’s Journal, Louisville, 1854-1860.
Delegate Republican National. Editor: Selections from the Poetical Literature of the West, 1841</td><tr><td class="label_burgverd11px"><b>Death</b></td></tr><tr><td> Died June 27, 1894.
Connections
Married Emma Adamson, 1830.
- Father:
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Bernard Gallagher
- Mother:
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Abigail (Davis) Gallagher
- Spouse:
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Emma Adamson