William Henry Huntington (1820–1885) was an American

United States

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 journalist, born at Norwich

Norwich, Connecticut

Regular steamship service between New York and Boston helped Norwich to prosper as a shipping center through the early part of the 20th century. During the Civil War, Norwich once again rallied and saw the growth of its textile, armaments, and specialty item manufacturing...

, Conn.

Connecticut

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 He attended Wesleyan University

Wesleyan University

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 in Middletown, Connecticut

Middletown, Connecticut

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, and there became a member of the Mystical Seven

Mystical Seven (Wesleyan)

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. He was in Paris

Paris

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 as correspondent of the New York

New York City

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 Tribune

New York Tribune

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for 20 years, from 1858. He notoriously nicknamed Napoleon III

Napoleon III of France

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, "Prince Napkin". His philanthropic work the siege of Paris

Siege of Paris

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 (1870–1871) was important. He bequeathed his collection of medals, bronzes, porcelains, miniatures, engravings, and prints relating to Washington

George Washington

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, Lafayette

Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette

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, and Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

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 to the Metropolitan Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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, New York.