Wilbur F. Storey | |
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Born | Salisbury, Vermont | December 19, 1819
Died | October 27, 1884 Chicago, Illinois | (aged 64)
Burial place | Rosehill Cemetery |
Occupation | Journalist |
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Wilbur Fisk Storey (December 19, 1819 – October 27, 1884) was an American journalist and newspaper publisher who was instrumental in the growth of the Detroit Free Press and the Chicago Times. During the American Civil War, Storey pursued a "Copperhead" political line of vehement opposition to Abraham Lincoln and the Union war effort.