James Gordon Bennett Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Gordon Bennett Jr.

American publisher

Date of Birth: 10-May-1841

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 14-May-1918

Profession: businessperson, military officer, journalist, publisher, polo player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

James Gordon Bennett Jr.
(May 10, 1841 – May 14, 1918) was publisher of the New York Herald, founded by his father, James Gordon Bennett Sr.
(1795–1872), who emigrated from Scotland.
He was generally known as Gordon Bennett to distinguish him from his father.
Among his many sports-related accomplishments he organized both the first polo match and the first tennis match in the United States, and he personally won the first trans-oceanic yacht race.
He sponsored explorers including Henry Morton Stanley's trip to Africa to find David Livingstone, and the ill-fated USS Jeannette attempt on the North Pole.