Joseph Gales
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Joseph Gales Jr. was an American journalist and the ninth mayor of Washington, D.C. The city's only mayor born outside of North America, Gales served from 1827 to 1830.
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The former Gales School in Washington, D.C., houses the Central Union Mission.
National Intelligencer
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The National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser was a newspaper published in Washington, D.C., from October 31, 1800, until 1870. It was the first newspaper published in the District, which was f
Joseph Gales
…was educated at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and in 1807 settled in Washington, D.C. Gales began his career as a reporter for the National Intelligencer newspaper in 1807, covering the debates in Congress. He became the assistant and partner of publisher Samuel Harrison Smith. In 1810 became sole…
Plaque at at the southeast corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 7th Street NW in Washington, D.C., marking the original location of the National Intelligencer
National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser masthead for October 31, 1800