{"id":1300,"date":"2020-01-10T15:08:34","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T19:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bratenahlhistorical.org\/?page_id=1300"},"modified":"2021-06-04T10:39:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T14:39:38","slug":"george-benedict","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bratenahlhistorical.org\/index.php\/george-benedict\/","title":{"rendered":"George Benedict"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tHistory\n\t<\/h1>\n<h2>\n\t\tEarly Settlers\n\t<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\tGeorge Benedict\n\t<\/h3>\n<h5>\n\t\t9619 Lake Shore Boulevard\n\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bratenahlhistorical.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Benedict-George-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"George Amos Benedict\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"294\" width=\"300\" title=\"Benedict, George\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tGeorge Amos Benedict\n\t<p>George Amos Benedict was born on August 5, 1813, in Watertown, New York. He married Sarah Frances Rathbone, who was born to Amos and Mary Rathbone on December 15, 1815, in Scipio, New York. They had three children: George Stone, born on May 2, 1840, Mary Williams (Crowell) born on May 28, 1847, and Harriette Amelia (Sherman) born on October 23, 1848.<\/p>\n<p>George practiced law for several years, also serving briefly as Cleveland city attorney and president of the Cleveland City Council in 1843. In 1848, the first Superior Court of Cleveland was created with Benedict appointed as a clerk. He continued for five years until the court was dispensed with on the revision of the judiciary system in 1851.<\/p>\n<p>In 1853 Benedict purchased an interest in the <em>Cleveland Herald<\/em> and became its editor.. He succeeded Josiah A. Harris as editor in 1857, forming a new partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/bratenahlhistorical.org\/index.php\/abel-fairbanks\/\"><strong>Abel Fairbanks<\/strong><\/a> as Fairbanks, Benedict &amp; Co. Fairbanks also had a summer place at 8907 Lake Shore Boulevard.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bratenahlhistorical.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Fairbanks-Benedict-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fairbanks Benedict &amp; Co.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"300\" width=\"235\" title=\"Fairbanks Benedict\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\tFairbanks Benedict &amp; Co.\n\t<p>The other Cleveland newspapers had many nasty things to say about the <em>Herald<\/em>. Here are some samples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Benedict and Fairbanks kept the <em>Herald<\/em> on a course of conservative Republicanism through the Civil War and Reconstruction years. Benedict was rewarded in 1865 by appointment as Postmaster of Cleveland on July 12, 1865, a position he held until April 4, 1870. It was the custom for the administration to let local editors take turns being postmasters. No matter whose turn it was, the editors of the other papers condemned the appointment and expected to be vilified when it became their turn.<\/p>\n\t<p>Benedict&#8217;s careful stewardship of the Herald became no match for the Edwin Cowles aggressive Republicanism of the Cleveland Leader. By the end of the war, the Herald had lost its competitive advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Following a long illness, George died on May 12, 1876. His executor sold his interest in the Herald to his partner, Abel Fairbanks.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Benedict built a home at 3751 Prospect Avenue in 1883. The Sarah Benedict House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Sarah lived in the home until shortly before her death on August 25, 1902. Both George and Sarah were buried in Lake View Cemetery.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bratenahlhistorical.org\/index.php\/history\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBack to History\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bratenahlhistorical.org\/index.php\/history\/early-settlers-list\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEarly Settlers List\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History Early Settlers George Benedict 9619 Lake Shore Boulevard George Amos Benedict George Amos Benedict was born on August 5, 1813, in Watertown, New York. He married Sarah Frances Rathbone, who was born to Amos and Mary Rathbone on December 15, 1815, in Scipio, New York. 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