caption relations death_date death_place children birth_place image_size birth_date known_for spouse image article_title name occupation
davenport in 1912 ralph carey geer 02 may 1912 new york , new york , u.s. homer clyde , mildred , and gloria waldo hills , oregon , u.s. 200px 08 march 1867 political cartoons , arabian horse breeder daisy moor -lrb- married 1893 , separated 1909 -rrb- homer davenport 1912.jpg homer davenport
 homer davenport political cartoonist
homer davenport

homer calvin davenport -lrb- march 8 , 1867 -- may 2 , 1912 -rrb- 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 horses and one of the founders of the arabian horse club of america .
a native oregonian , 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 , 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 daily herald '' when he studied and drew the arabian horses exhibited at the world 's columbian exposition .
when hearst obtained the `` 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 .
in 1904 , davenport was hired away from hearst by the `` new york evening mail '' , a republican paper , and there drew a favorable cartoon of president theodore roosevelt that boosted roosevelt 's election campaign that year .
the president in turn proved helpful to davenport in 1906 when the cartoonist required diplomatic permission to travel abroad in his quest to purchase pure desertbred arabian horses .
in partnership with millionaire peter bradley , davenport traveled extensively amongst the anazeh people of syria and went through a brotherhood ceremony with the bedouin leader who guided his travels .
the 27 horses davenport purchased and brought to america had a profound and lasting impact on arabian horse breeding .
davenport 's later years were marked by fewer influential cartoons and a troubled personal life ; he dedicated much of his time to his animal breeding pursuits , traveled widely , and gave lectures .
he was a lifelong lover of animals and of country living ; he not only raised horses , but also exotic poultry and other animals .
he died in 1912 of pneumonia , which he contracted after going to the docks of new york city to watch and chronicle the arrival of survivors of the `` titanic '' .
