William Byron Colver
William Byron Colver (September 26, 1870 - May 28, 1926) was chairman of the Federal Trade Commission and general editorial director of the ScrippsâHoward newspapers.[1][2]
Colver in 1917
Biography
He was born on September 26, 1870, in Wellington, Ohio to Byron Henry Colver.[3] He married Pauline Simmons.[1]
During the Russo-Japanese War, he served as a war correspondent in Manchuria.[4]
He died on May 28, 1926, in Washington, DC. His widow died in 1964.[1]
References
- "Mrs. William B. Colver". New York Times. December 28, 1964. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
- "William Byron Colver". Retrieved 2015-04-11.
- William Byron Colver passport application from 1919
- THE VALIANT RUSSIANS POT TWO HARMLESS CHINK FERRY TENDERS, in the Tacoma Times (via Chronicling America); published June 10, 1904; retrieved August 9, 2017
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