Daniel Read Anthony | |
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| Born | August 22, 1824 Adams, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | November 12, 1904 (aged 80) Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Kansas, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Publisher, Abolitionist |
| Known for | Leavenworth Times |
| Spouse | Annie E. Osborn |
| Children | Daniel Read Anthony Jr. |
| Relatives | Susan B. Anthony (sister) Mary Stafford Anthony (sister) Susan B. Anthony II (great-niece) |
Daniel Read Anthony (August 22, 1824 – November 12, 1904) was an American publisher, women's suffragist, and abolitionist.[1] He moved to Kansas, where he published the Leavenworth Times in Leavenworth, Kansas, as well as other newspapers in the area. He was a leader of the New England Emigrant Aid Company.[1] He was a younger brother of activist Susan B. Anthony.
He killed a man in a duel, and was shot by another man in public, due to the heated politics of the era. He was considered colorful and controversial, provoking strong emotions.[2]
- ^ a b "Anthony, Daniel Read". Civil War on the Western Border: The Missouri-Kansas Conflict, 1854-1865. Archived from the original on 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- ^ White, James Terry (1892). The National Encyclopaedia of American biography; Volume 6. New York: J.T. White. p. 371. Retrieved 15 February 2016.