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Grady, Henry Woodfen 1851-1892
Journalist; born in Athens, Ga., in 1851; was educated in the universities of Georgia and Virginia, and entered journalism soon after the close of the Civil War. From the beginning he made a specialty of seeking th earness and practical vein of these letters attracted the attention of the editor of the New York Herald, who appointed Mr. Grady a correspondent for that paper.
In 1872 he became interested in the Atlanta Herald, and in 1880 he bought a
Henry WoHenry Woodfen Grady. quarter interest in the Atlanta Constitution for $20,000, which sum was loaned him by Cyrus W. Field, and was repaid with interest within two years. During these years Mr. Grady was known chiefly as a painstaking journalist, warmly deMr. Grady was known chiefly as a painstaking journalist, warmly devoted to the promotion of the interests of the Southern States.
In 1886 he accepted an invitation from the New England Society of New York to deliver the formal speech at its annual dinner (Dec. 22). He chose for his subject The New South, and the