Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1871, Apr. 29 | Born, Lexington, Ky. |
1886-1887 | Attended University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. |
1887-1889 | Attended Fordham University, New York, N.Y. |
1893 | Reporter, Lexington Leader |
1895-1896 | Editor, American Sportsman |
1896-1897 | Sports editor, Chicago Tribune |
1897-1905 | Reporter, New York World |
1900 | Married Marguerite Holmes Trenholm (died 1936) |
1907-1909 | Washington, D.C., correspondent, New York World |
1911-1912 | Chief investigator for the Stanley Committee investigating the U.S. Steel Corp. |
1912 | Compiled Democratic Party campaign text book |
1913-1915 | Auditor, Interior Department |
1914 | Edited Democratic Party campaign text book |
1915-1916 | Director of the Mint and chairman, Inter-Departmental Committee on Information |
1916 | Member and chairman of publicity, Democratic Campaign Committee |
1917 | Director of publicity, first Liberty Loan |
1917-1921 | Member, Interstate Commerce Commission |
1929-1935 | Member of law firm, Washington, D.C. |
1934-1937 | Chairman, National Democratic Council of Washington, D.C. |
1936 | Delegate, Democratic National convention |
1940 | Delegate, National Democratic convention |
1945-1947 | Member of twelve emergency boards of the National Mediation Board |
1958, Dec. 16 | Died, Washington, D.C. |