Horace Greely was in a presidential election in about 1873. He lost by a landslide to Ulysses S. Grant and died a few days after the election.
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Horace Greeley is credited with the famous saying, "Go West, young man." There is speculation over whether he coined the phrase or just popularized it.
Horace Greely Wrote, "Go West, young man, and grow up with the Country," in associated with Farmers Alliance.
Horace Porter and Orville Babcock lived in the White House and served as Grant's secretaries. Both were army officers who had gone to West Point with Grant
He did not die in the popular version but he does die in the alternate ending.
Courtesy of the National Parks service here is your answer: Erection of the memorial, which was designed by Horace W. Peaslee, was begun in September 1954. It was officially dedicated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on November 10, 1954, the 179th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps.