Thaddeus Hanford, Jr. was an American newspaper editor.

Hanford was the eldest son of Seattle pioneers Edward and Abby Hanford and the older brother of Cornelius H. Hanford

Cornelius H. Hanford

Cornelius Holgate Hanford was an American judge and the first United States Judge for the District of Washington. He was the younger brother of the newspaper editor Thaddeus Hanford. The former agricultural community of Hanford, Washington was named for him.-Early life:Hanford was born in...

. He work as an editor of the Daily Intelligencer and bought the newspaper in 1878. Later it was renamed in Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is an online newspaper and former print newspaper covering Seattle, Washington, United States, and the surrounding metropolitan area...

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Thaddeus Hanford died on January 29, 1892 and was buried at Lake View Cemetery

Lake View Cemetery (Seattle)

Lake View Cemetery is a cemetery located on Seattle, Washington, Capitol Hill just north of Volunteer Park. It is named for its view of Lake Washington to the east. It was founded in 1873 as the Seattle Masonic Cemetery.-Notable interments:...

, Seattle.

External links

• Weekly Intelligencer, a precursor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, publishes its first edition on August 5, 1867 (historylink.org)
• Seattle Post-Intelligencer (1863-2009) (historylink.org)