George Jones (publisher)

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George Jones (1811 – 1891) United States journalist who co-founded with Henry Jarvis Raymond the New-York Daily Times, now the New York Times, publishing its first issue on September 18, 1851. Before founding the New-York Daily Times Jones was an Albany banker. Upon Raymond's death in 1869, Jones took over as publisher. Between 1870 and 1871 the newspaper published a series of exposés that contributed to the downfall of Boss Tweed and his corrupt city government. Jones is interred in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York.