Antedating of "Populist"

[Fred Shapiro]

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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