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Sturgis, Orin Jones

educator, journalist, was born June 12, 1853, in Fayette county, Pa. He received the rudiments of his education in the public schools; attended the George Creek academy at Smithfield, the Bucknell university, and in 1879 graduated from the Brown university. For several years he taught in the public schools; was postmaster of Uniontown in 1884-85, and during 1881-91 was editor and part owner of the Republican Standard of Uniontown, Pa. In 1891-92 he was on the editorial staff of the Pittsburg Commercial Gazette, and since 1893 has been managing editor and part owner of the Uniontown News Standard.