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|name = Horace Greeley | |name = Horace Greeley | ||
|image = ACLD-L Horace Greeley fullbody render.png | |image = ACLD-L Horace Greeley fullbody render.png | ||
|birth = 3 February 1811<br>{{Wiki|Amherst, New Hampshire}}, [[United States]] | |birth = 3 February 1811<br>{{Wiki|Amherst, New Hampshire}}, [[United States]] | ||
|death = 28 November 1872 {{c|aged 61}}<br>{{Wiki|Pleasantville, New York|Pleasantville}}, [[New York]], United States | |death = 28 November 1872 {{c|aged 61}}<br>{{Wiki|Pleasantville, New York|Pleasantville}}, [[New York]], United States | ||
|species = [[Humans]] | |species = [[Humans]] | ||
|affiliates = {{Wiki|Liberal Republican Party (United States)|Liberal Republican Party}} | |affiliates = {{Wiki|Liberal Republican Party (United States)|Liberal Republican Party}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Horace Greeley''' (1811 – 1872), was the founder and editor of the {{Wiki|New-York Tribune}}, among the great newspapers of its time. Long active in politics, he served briefly as a congressman from [[New York City]]. | '''Horace Greeley''' (1811 – 1872), was the founder and editor of the ''{{Wiki|New-York Tribune}}'', among the great newspapers of its time. Long active in politics, he served briefly as a congressman from [[New York City]]. He was also the candidate of the new Liberal Republican party in the {{Wiki|1872 United States presidential election|1872 presidential election}}, during which Greeley crusaded against incumbent President [[Ulysses S. Grant]] and his corrupted administration but lost in a landslide. | ||
He was also the candidate of the new Liberal Republican party in the {{Wiki|1872 United States presidential election|1872 presidential election}}, during which Greeley crusaded against incumbent President [[Ulysses S. Grant]] and his corrupted administration but lost in a landslide. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
=== | ===New York draft riots=== | ||
During the morning of second day of the [[New York City draft riots]] in 1863, [[Eliza]] and [[Varius]] met Greeley in a | During the morning of second day of the [[New York City draft riots]] in 1863, the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|American Assassins]] [[Eliza]] and [[Varius]] met Greeley in a café where they had breakfast and talked about the events that were transpiring outside. The waiter pleaded with Greeley to not go out into the riots and to stay inside, to which Greeley told the man that if he could not eat breakfast at his favorite restaurant, he did not want to live anymore.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]''</ref> | ||
After the riots, Greeley met with [[Tommy Greyling]], a | After the riots, Greeley met with [[Tommy Greyling]], a [[police]]man who was recovering in a hospital after helping to save singer [[Adelina Patti]] and African-American children from of an orphanage set ablaze during the riots. Impressed by Greyling's actions, the journalist wrote an article that lauded him as a hero. Despite the jealousy of his colleagues caused by Greeley's article, Greyling was forced to resign, and the two men became good friends.<ref name="Locus">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 1|Issue #1]]</ref> | ||
===Illness and death=== | ===Illness and death=== | ||
[[File:Tommy visits Horace on his deathbed.JPG|thumb| | [[File:Tommy visits Horace on his deathbed.JPG|thumb|190px|left|Greeley visited by Greyling]] | ||
In November 1872, after losing the presidential election and as he felt the end approaching, Greeley sent for Greyling, who was now a [[Pinkerton]] agent. To Greyling, the dying man revealed that he had in fact been | In November 1872, after losing the presidential election and as he felt the end approaching, Greeley sent for Greyling, who was now a [[Pinkerton]] agent. To Greyling, the dying man revealed that he had in fact been [[poison]]ed by elements in Grant's corrupt administration which he discovered was heavily manipulated by the members of a secret society, the [[Templars|Templar Order]].<ref name="Locus" /> | ||
He also told his friend that Grant was using a [[Piece of Eden|mysterious artifact]] to manipulate the course of the elections, using an object known as [[Precursor box]] to decipher the pages of the a document known as the "[[Voynich manuscript|Cypher]]" and master it. One of his supporters in Grant's office stole the box, brought it to Greeley and revealed that there were more of it in [[London]] before being murdered.<ref name="Locus" /> | |||
While he survived | As Greyling left the room after Greeley suddenly fell asleep, a [[Alice (Templar)|Templar agent]] disguised as one of Greeley's nurses tried to finish him by suffocating the sleeping man with a cushion. However, Greyling, sensing that something was amiss with the new nurse, rushed back into the room and thwarted the assassination attempt, though he failed to stop the Templar from escaping with the Precursor box.<ref name="Locus" /> While he survived this attempt on his life, Greeley eventually succumbed to his illness and died on 29 November, being buried at the {{Wiki|Green-Wood Cemetery}} in [[Brooklyn]].<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Horace Greeley}}</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:31, 14 September 2025
Horace Greeley (1811 – 1872), was the founder and editor of the New-York Tribune, among the great newspapers of its time. Long active in politics, he served briefly as a congressman from New York City. He was also the candidate of the new Liberal Republican party in the 1872 presidential election, during which Greeley crusaded against incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant and his corrupted administration but lost in a landslide.
Biography[edit | edit source]
New York draft riots[edit | edit source]
During the morning of second day of the New York City draft riots in 1863, the American Assassins Eliza and Varius met Greeley in a café where they had breakfast and talked about the events that were transpiring outside. The waiter pleaded with Greeley to not go out into the riots and to stay inside, to which Greeley told the man that if he could not eat breakfast at his favorite restaurant, he did not want to live anymore.[1]
After the riots, Greeley met with Tommy Greyling, a policeman who was recovering in a hospital after helping to save singer Adelina Patti and African-American children from of an orphanage set ablaze during the riots. Impressed by Greyling's actions, the journalist wrote an article that lauded him as a hero. Despite the jealousy of his colleagues caused by Greeley's article, Greyling was forced to resign, and the two men became good friends.[2]
Illness and death[edit | edit source]
In November 1872, after losing the presidential election and as he felt the end approaching, Greeley sent for Greyling, who was now a Pinkerton agent. To Greyling, the dying man revealed that he had in fact been poisoned by elements in Grant's corrupt administration which he discovered was heavily manipulated by the members of a secret society, the Templar Order.[2]
He also told his friend that Grant was using a mysterious artifact to manipulate the course of the elections, using an object known as Precursor box to decipher the pages of the a document known as the "Cypher" and master it. One of his supporters in Grant's office stole the box, brought it to Greeley and revealed that there were more of it in London before being murdered.[2]
As Greyling left the room after Greeley suddenly fell asleep, a Templar agent disguised as one of Greeley's nurses tried to finish him by suffocating the sleeping man with a cushion. However, Greyling, sensing that something was amiss with the new nurse, rushed back into the room and thwarted the assassination attempt, though he failed to stop the Templar from escaping with the Precursor box.[2] While he survived this attempt on his life, Greeley eventually succumbed to his illness and died on 29 November, being buried at the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.[3]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Horace interviewing Tommy during his recuperation
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus
References[edit | edit source]
