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WARREN, Joseph, journalist, born in Waterbury, Vermont, 24 July, 1829; died in Buffalo, New York, 30 September, 1876. He studied at the University of Vermont, and soon afterward went to Albany, New York, where he was made assistant editor of the "Country Gentleman" in 1849, and also teacher of Latin and Greek at the Albany academy. He became associate editor of the Buffalo "Courier " in 1853 and editor-in-chief in 1858, and was chosen president of the New York press association in 1870. He was a member at large of the Democratic state central committee, and a leader of his party in western New York. He was elected superintendent of public schools in Buffalo in 1857, advocated a public park system for that city, and served on the park commission from its formation in 1871 till his death. He was instrumental in securing the establishment of the State insane asylum and the State normal school in Buffalo, took an active part in the organization of the Fine-arts academy, and was interested in the project of the Buffalo, New York, and Philadelphia railroad. He was at one time president of the Young men's Christian association, and was a member of the council of the medical department of the University of Buffalo.
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