Published Weekly
For the Trade
Single Copies
Ten Cents
Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

Henri L. Stuart

writer public enterprise promoter associate of Horace Greeley

Biography

Henri L. Stuart was a right-hand associate of Horace Greeley and, per Spillane, "an indefatigable worker and promoter in connection with public enterprises of an industrial and political character." He is credited with first introducing the pianoforte into the New York public schools. Along with Henry C. Watson and Cornelius Matthews, he was among the literary and public figures who shaped the early career of William M. Thoms, who came into contact with him through the offices of the American Art Journal.

Highlights

  • Close associate of Horace Greeley; promoter of industrial and political public enterprises
  • Credited with first introducing the pianoforte into New York's public schools

Source

Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), p. 351.

Public domain.

← All Piano People