On August 16, 1811, George Jones was born in Poultney. He would go on to become a famous publisher.

Jones would be asked by Horace Greeley, who grew up in nearby West Haven, to become a founding partner of The New York Tribune. Jones declined, but took a job in the business office of the paper and became good friends with Henry J. Raymond, Greeley’s chief editorial assistant.

In 1851, Jones and Raymond struck out on their own, founding a little paper they called The New York Times. When Raymond died, Jones assumed the helm, even though he didn’t have editorial experience. The paper continued to flourish.

Photo courtesy East Poultney by the Poultney Historical Society.

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