Antedating of "Populist"
Fred Shapiro
fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Tue Nov 7 02:08:27 UTC 2006
populist (OED 1892)
1891 _Emporia Daily Gazette_ 14 Dec. 1/1 (19th Century U.S. Newspapers)
The Populist vote has increased 11-1/4 per cent. over last year. ...
Lincoln Beacon.
Fred Shapiro
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