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Richard Cunningham McCormick, Jr. (May 23, 1832June 2, 1901) was an American politician, businessman, and journalist. He served as the second Governor of Arizona Territory, three time Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona Territory, and as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York. McCormick's other accomplishments include service as a war correspondent during two different conflicts and creation of two Arizonan newspapers. ==Background== McCormick was born on May 23, 1832, in New York City to Richard Cunningham and Sarah Matilda (Decker) McCormick. The senior McCormick was Secretary of the New York merchants' exchange. The younger McCormick suffered from poor health and was educated at home by private tutors with the expectation he would attend Columbia University. Instead of enrolling in college, he became ill and was sent to Europe under the Victorian belief that travel had curative power. In 1854, while still in Europe, McCormick became a war correspondent reporting on the Crimean War. Upon his return he wrote two books, ''A Visit to the Camp Before Sevastopol'' in 1855 and ''St. Paul's to St. Sophia'' in 1860. At the age of 25, the redheaded McCormick went to work on Wall Street. Shortly thereafter he became the YMCA's corresponding secretary and edited ''Young Men's Magazine'' for two years. In 1860, at the request of William Cullen Bryant, he become editor of the ''New York Evening Post''. At the start of American Civil War, McCormick went to the front lines as a war correspondent. Politically, McCormick was elected a public school trustee for New York's 15th ward in 1858. This was followed by his becoming a member of the Republican State Committee in 1860 and working on Abraham Lincoln's presidential campaign. In 1862, McCormick made an unsuccessful run for United States House of Representatives. The same year he was appointed Chief Clerk for the Department of Agriculture.〔 McCormick was married twice. The first time was to Margaret Grifiths Hunt of Rahway, New Jersey, on September 27, 1865. The couple had met aboard a steamboat bound for New York City from Panama earlier the same year. Margaret died on April 30, 1867, while giving birth to a stillborn child. McCormick's second marriage was to Elizabeth Thurman, youngest daughter of Senator Allen G. Thurman, on November 11, 1873. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Cunningham McCormick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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