NATHAN SARGENT
\nˈe͡ɪθən sˈɑːd͡ʒənt], \nˈeɪθən sˈɑːdʒənt], \n_ˈeɪ_θ_ə_n s_ˈɑː_dʒ_ə_n_t]\
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An American journalist and publicist; born in Poultney, Vt., May 5, 1794; died in Washington, D. C., Feb. 2, 1875. He held many public positions, was connected with and established several newspapers, and under his pen-name wrote a series of famous letters from Washington to the United States Gazette. He published a "Life of Henry Clay" (1844), and "Public Men and Events" (2 vols., 1875).
By Charles Dudley Warner
