About
One of the first American comic strip cartoonists. He worked as an illustrator for authors like Edgar Wilson Nye, Mark Twain and Finley Peter Dunne.
Before Fame
He was a political cartoonist and illustrator for Scribner's Monthly, before joining William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal and starting his Happy Hooligan strip.
Trivia
As a seemingly inexhaustible foundation of humor, he often contributed multiple strips to a single day's newspaper issue.
Family Life
He had three children with his wife Nellie Barnett.
Associated With
Like all good political cartoonists, he poked fun at the politicians of his age, lampooning William McKinley and his opponents during the 1900 presidential elections.
