Henry Sedley (journalist) explained

Henry Sedley (1831 – January 1899) was a New York businessman and novelist involved in the newspaper industry.^{[1] [2] [3]} He was also known as an engineer.^[4] He acquired a portion of the Commercial Advertiser in 1884.^[5]

He was credited in the Boston Globe as having exposed the Tweed ring.^[6]

His older son, Henry Sedley, earned notoriety when he killed a fellow student at Yale University and later became a successful film actor.

Notes and References

1. News: 1899-01-21 . New York Writer Dead: Henry Sedley Had a Wide Career in Journalism . 8 . The Kansas City Times . 2021-11-27.
2. News: 1899-01-20 . Henry Sedley Passes Away . 8 . The Sacramento Bee . 2021-11-27.
3. News: 1899-01-20 . Death of Henry Sedley: Writer of Books and a Newspaper Man . 1 . The Topeka State Journal . 2021-11-27.
4. News: 1899-01-21 . Henry Sedley Dead: Was Well Known as an Engineer and Writer. . 4 . The Topeka Daily Capital . 2021-11-27.
5. News: 1884-03-13 . Arthur Knocked Out: He Has No Newspaper to Support Him in New York . 1 . The Parsons Daily Sun . 2021-11-27.
6. News: 1896-08-23 . Banner Week. Bar Harbor Society Kept On The Go. . 25 . The Boston Globe . 2021-11-27.