# Uriah Hunt Painter

> Uriah Hunt Painter was an American journalist, lobbyist, entrepreneur, and investor. He broke the news of the Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861 and of the Confederate invasion of the North in 1862, became one of the earliest investors in Thomas Edison's phonograph company, and became implicated in the Crédit Mobilier scandal during the 1870s.

*American journalist, lobbyist, entrepreneur, investor, and photographer (1837-1900)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1837-03-05
- **Died:** 1900-10-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Uriah Hunt Painter was an American journalist, lobbyist, entrepreneur, and investor. He broke the news of the Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861 and of the Confederate invasion of the North in 1862, became one of the earliest investors in Thomas Edison's phonograph company, and became implicated in the Crédit Mobilier scandal during the 1870s.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 30.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.5 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 2.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 66.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Uriah Hunt Painter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uriah_Hunt_Painter)
- [یوریا ہنٹ پینٹر](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7_%DB%81%D9%86%D9%B9_%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%B9%D8%B1)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94516232)

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