print email comment close Cayton, Horace (1859-1940) URL: http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=309 Description: This article presents biographical information about Seattle newspaperman Horace Cayton. Born in 1859, Cayton was a former slave who worked his way through college before moving to Washington state. The site discusses his career working for Seattle newspapers and publishing the Seattle Republican, "a newspaper directed at both white and black readers and which at one point had the second largest circulation in the city." Includes photos and related resources. From HistoryLink.org. Publisher: History Ink Extra Keywords notablepoets notablejournalists Library of Congress Subject Headings: African American newspapers American newspapers -- Washington (State) Cayton, Horace Roscoe, 1859-1940 Journalists -- Washington (State) People LII Database Information: Record 877 created by Margaret Myhre on 06/04/2004 Last modification on 05/16/2009 Published: 05/16/2009   Funding agency: Washington State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/877