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Historic role of an Irishman in today’s presidential inauguration by THE ROAMER © Bust of James Hoban circa 1800 Founded in 1790 and with its name changed to the nimbler-titled National Intelligencer, it soon became well-known for its coverage of debates in the United States Congress. It printed a death notice on December 9, 1831, which was also published in the United States Telegraph the next day: “Died in this City on the 8th inst., Capt. James Hoban, aged about 73 years. Capt. Hoban was by profession an Architect and emigrated to this country, from Ireland, at the close of the American Revolution…He designed and obtained the premium for the President’s House, and both built and rebuilt it. He also superintended the architecture of the Capitol for a considerable time.”

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