History of Seekonk, (Bristol County) Massachusetts United States of America

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Joseph Bucklin Bishop Biographical Sketch

Joseph Bucklin Bishop, journalist, was born on a farm in Seekonk, Mass. (afterwards East Providence, R. I.), Sept. 5, 1847. He was graduated from Brown university in 1870, paying his expenses through college by teaching school and reporting for Providence newspapers. He entered the office of the New York Tribune as a reporter in the fall of 1870, and in six months was promoted to the editorial staff, of which he continued a member for thirteen years, resigning in August, 1883, to accept a position as editorial writer on the New York Evening Post. He was made American correspondent of the London Daily News in 1881, and contributed to the Century, Scribner's, Forum, and other magazines on topics relating to political science, including ballot reform, and corrupt practice legislation. He is the author of "Money in City Elections" (1887), and "Cheap Money" (1892).

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor