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Nathan Sargent (1794–1875)
Sargent, Nathan [“Oliver Oldschool”]. An American journalist and publicist; born in Poultney, VT, May 5, 1794; died in Washington, DC, 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).