William Byron Colver

Colver in 1917

William Byron Colver (September 26, 1870 - May 28, 1926) was chairman of the Federal Trade Commission and general editorial director of the Scripps‐Howard newspapers.^[1]^[2]

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[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "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

External links[]

Works by or about William Byron Colver at Internet Archive

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