# Thurlow Weed — The Education of Henry Adams character guide

> Thurlow Weed in The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Weed, Weed

**First appearance:** 0010-viii-diplomacy-1861

## Who they are

New York political boss and journalist.

## In the story

### [X: Political Morality (1862)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_education_of_henry_adams_se/chapters/x-political-morality-1862)

A master political manager who impresses Adams with his unselfishness and instinct for power without office.

### [Eccentricity (1863)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_education_of_henry_adams_se/chapters/xii-eccentricity-1863)

Mentioned as an example of the American national type that deals with the British and shows strength.

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