Alfred Doten

Alfred Doten (July 21, 1829 - November 12, 1903) was an American journalist and diarist, and "the dean of the newspaper men of Nevada."[2]

Alfred Doten
Alfred Doten, 1866
BornJuly 21, 1829
Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedNovember 12, 1903
Carson City, Nevada, U.S.
Resting placeHillside Cemetery,[1] Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Occupation(s)Journalist, diarist
SpouseMary S. Doten
Children4

Life

Born in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1829, he went west to try his luck in the California Gold Rush in 1849.[3][2] He became a journalist for the Como Sentinel in Como, Nevada in 1863, the editor of the Virginia Daily Union in 1864, an editorial writer for the Virginia Enterprise in 1866, and subsequently the editor of the Gold Hill News.[3][2] By the time of his death in 1903, he had become known as "the dean of the newspaper men of Nevada."[2]

His diary was edited by Walter Van Tilburg Clark and published posthumously in 1973.[4]

His sister, Lizzie Doten, was a well-known writer and spiritualist. She visited him in Nevada in 1889, the first time they had seen each other in 40 years.

Works
  • Doten, Alfred (1973). Van Tilburg Clark, Walter (ed.). The Journals of Alfred Doten, 1849-1903. Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press. ISBN 9780874170320. OCLC 1039486527.

References
  1. "Last Sorrowful Rites. The Late Alfred Doten Conveyed to His Resting Place". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 15, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved February 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Veteran Journalist Passes Away. Alf Doten, Dean of Newspaper Men of State, Found Dead In His Room At Carson". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 12, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved February 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Noted Writer's Career Closes. Alf Doten, One of Nevada's Newspaper Men, Dead. Eventful Life of Associate of Mark Twain in Early Days". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco, California. November 15, 1903. p. 22. Retrieved February 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Berkove, Lawrence (October 13, 2009). "Alfred Doten". Online Nevada Encyclopedia. Nevada Humanities. Retrieved February 22, 2020.


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