Uriah Hunt Painter
Uriah Hunt Painter | |
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| Born | March 5, 1837 |
| Died | October 20, 1900 (aged 63) |
| Burial place | Oaklands Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, lobbyist, entrepreneur, investor |
| Employer | Philadelphia Inquirer |
Uriah Hunt Painter (March 5, 1837 – October 20, 1900) was an American journalist, lobbyist, entrepreneur, and investor. He broke the news of the Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861 and of the Confederate invasion of the North in 1862, became one of the earliest investors in Thomas Edison's phonograph company, and became implicated in the Crédit Mobilier scandal during the 1870s.