John Hampden Pleasants
(1797-1846)
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John Hampden Pleasants (born January 4, 1797, died March 1, 1846) was an American journalist and businessman. He is known as the editor and founder of the Richmond Whig, a daily Confederate newspaper that was active during the Civil War. Pleasants died on March 1, 1846 after participating in a duel with Thomas Ritchie, who was the editor of a rival newspaper, the Richmond Enquirer.
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4 January 1797
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1 March 1846 (aged 49)
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