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'''Homer Calvin Davenport''' (March 8, 1867 – May 2, 1912) was a [[political cartoonist]] and writer from the United States. He is known for drawings that satirized figures of the [[Gilded Age]] and [[Progressive Era]], most notably Ohio Senator [[Mark Hanna]]. Although Davenport had no formal art training, he became one of the highest paid political cartoonists in the world. Davenport also was one of the first major American breeders of [[Arabian horse]]s and one of the founders of the [[Arabian Horse Association|Arabian Horse Club of America]].
A native [[Oregon]]ian, Davenport developed interests in both art and horses as a young boy. He tried a variety of jobs before gaining employment as a cartoonist, initially working at several newspapers on the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]], including ''[[The San Francisco Examiner]]'', purchased by [[William Randolph Hearst]]. His talent for drawing and interest in Arabian horses dovetailed in 1893 at the ''[[Chicago Herald (1881–1895)|Chicago Daily Herald]]'' when he studied and drew the Arabian horses exhibited at the [[World's Columbian Exposition]]. When Hearst acquired the [[New York Journal-American|''New York Morning Journal'']] in 1895, money was no object in his attempt to establish the ''Journal'' as a leading New York newspaper, and Hearst moved Davenport east in 1885 to be part of what is regarded as one of the greatest newspaper staffs ever assembled. Working with columnist [[Alfred Henry Lewis]], Davenport created many cartoons in opposition to the 1896 Republican presidential candidate, former Ohio governor [[William McKinley]], and Hanna, his campaign manager. McKinley was elected and Hanna elevated to the Senate; Davenport continued to draw his sharp cartoons during the 1900 presidential race, though McKinley was again victorious.
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