Francis Whiting Halsey, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Francis Whiting Halsey

American journalist

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1851

Date of Death: 24-Nov-1919

Profession: historian, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Francis Whiting Halsey (October 15, 1851 – November 24, 1919) was an American journalist, editor and historian, born in Unadilla, New York.
He was the son of Dr.
Gaius Leonard Halsey, a Civil War surgeon, and Juliet (Cartington) Halsey.
He was the grandson of Dr.
Gaius and Mary (Church) Halsey of Kortright, New York, and a descendant of Thomas Halsey, who emigrated from England before 1640 and helped to found the settlement of Southampton, Long Island, one of the earliest English settlements in New York.