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HUNTINGTON, William Henry, philanthropist, born in Norwich, Connecticut, 30 May, 1820; died in Paris, France, 1 October, 1885. He went to Euro in 1858, and was correspondent of the New York "Tribune" for twenty years. He was the friend of Louis Blanc, Clemenceau, and other noted Frenchmen, was fond of art, and among the first to recognize new talent. Mr. Huntington gave away a large part of his income in private charities, and voluntarily remained in Paris during the siege of 1870-'1 to relieve the suffering and poor in his own quarter. Clemenceau, who was at this time mayor of Montmartre, wrote, "During the long months of the siege, not a week passed that Huntington did not visit the mayor with his hands full of gold and bank notes, to be used in the best interests of France and of the republic. The sole condition of his gifts was that his name should be kept absolutely secret." He bequeathed a large collection of miniatures, bronzes, and rare steel engravings of Franklin, Lafayette, and Washington to the Metropolitan museum of art in New York.
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