Henry Villard

Henry Villard (born April 10, 1835, Speyer, Bavaria—died Nov. 12, 1900, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., U.S.) was a U.S. journalist and financier, who became one of the major United States railroad and electric utility promoters. Villard emigrated to the U.S. in 1853 and was employed by German-American newspapers and later by leading American dailies. He reported (1858) the Lincoln–Douglas debates for eastern newspapers and the Pikes Peak gold rush (1859) for the Cincinnati Daily Commercial. During...