Henry Hotze, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Hotze

propagandist for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1833

Place of Birth: Zürich, canton of Zürich, Switzerland

Date of Death: 19-Apr-1887

Profession: propagandist

Nationality: United States, Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Henry Hotze (September 2, 1833 – April 19, 1887) was a Swiss American propagandist for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.
He acted as a Confederate agent in Great Britain, attempting to build support for the Southern cause there.
Hotze mobilized European public opinion to a certain degree.
His success was based on using liberal arguments of self-determination in favor of national independence, echoing the failed European revolutions of 1848.
He also promised that the Confederacy would be a low-tariff nation in contrast to the high-tariff United States, and he emphasized the tragic consequences of cotton shortages for the industrial workers in Britain, as caused by the Union blockade of Southern ports.