Desmond, Humphrey Joseph (14 September 1858–16 February 1932), editor and civic leader, was born near Cedarburg, Wisconsin, the son of Thomas Desmond, an educator and businessman, and Johanna Bowe. Desmond was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, achieving his degree in three years (1877–1880). At the university, Desmond was a coeditor of the student newspaper with ...
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Desmond, Humphrey Joseph (1858-1932), editor and civic leader
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Vladeck, Baruch Charney (1886-1938), journalist and civic leader
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Vladeck, Baruch Charney (13 January 1886–30 October 1938), journalist and civic leader, was born Baruch Nachman Charney in Dukora (variously Dookorah and Dookar), a small village in Belorussia, the son of Wolf Charney, a leather tanner and merchant, and Broche Hurwitz. Raised by his mother after his father’s death in 1889, he received a traditional Jewish education. Taught the Torah first by a local ...
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Wilson, J. Finley (1881-1952), journalist and civic leader
Bruce Guy Chabot
Wilson, J. Finley (28 August 1881–18 February 1952), journalist and civic leader, was born James Finley Wilson in Dickson, Tennessee, the son of James L. Wilson, a preacher, and Nancy Wiley. He attended Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, although he did not graduate; afterward, he traveled the United States, living in Missouri, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and Alaska, and worked in various jobs including miner, porter, waiter, and cowboy....
