Stephen Bolles
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Stephen Bolles was a newspaper editor, and later a congressman from Wisconsin
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Born in Springboro
, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
, Bolles attended the public schools; was graduated from the State Normal School of Pennsylvania at Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
, in 1888 and from the law department of Milton College
, Milton, Wisconsin
.
In his early career, he worked as reporter, correspondent, managing editor, and publisher of newspapers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York from 1893 to 1901.
Bolles was superintendent of the press department of the Pan American Exposition at Buffalo, New York
, in 1901. He was reportedly among those with President William McKinley
when the President was assassinated while visiting the Exposition.
He was managing editor of the Buffalo Enquirer in 1902 and 1903; superintendent of graphic arts of the St. Louis Exposition
1903-1905; director of publicity of the Jamestown Exposition
in 1907; engaged as a special writer and also in private business, including the "brokerage" business, in Atlanta, Georgia
from 1907 to 1919.
Bolles moved to Janesville, Wisconsin
, in 1920 as editor of the Janesville Gazette until 1939. That year, Bolles won election to Congress as a Republican
and served from January 3, 1939, until his death in 1941 in Washington, D.C.
. As Congressman, Bolles fiercely opposed to Lend-Lease
and tried to exclude the Soviet Union
from the Lend-Lease program.
His grandchildren include Don Bolles
, an investigative journalist murdered in 1976, author Richard Nelson Bolles
, and author Edmund Blair Bolles
.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
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Born in Springboro
Springboro, Pennsylvania
Springboro is a borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 491 at the 2000 census.-History:Incorporated as a borough in the Spring of 1866, the crossroads officially became Springboro in 1875....
, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Crawford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 88,765.Crawford County was created on March 12, 1800, from part of Allegheny County and named for Colonel William Crawford...
, Bolles attended the public schools; was graduated from the State Normal School of Pennsylvania at Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,068 at the 2000 census. It is home to the Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.-Geography:Slippery Rock is located at ....
, in 1888 and from the law department of Milton College
Milton College
Milton College was a private college located in Milton, Wisconsin. Founded in 1844 as the Milton Academy, it closed in 1982. Its campus is now part of the Milton Historic District....
, Milton, Wisconsin
Milton, Wisconsin
Milton is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,090 at the 2000 census .-History:The city was formed as a result of the 1967 merger of the villages of Milton and Milton Junction...
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In his early career, he worked as reporter, correspondent, managing editor, and publisher of newspapers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York from 1893 to 1901.
Bolles was superintendent of the press department of the Pan American Exposition at Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
, in 1901. He was reportedly among those with President William McKinley
William McKinley
William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s...
when the President was assassinated while visiting the Exposition.
He was managing editor of the Buffalo Enquirer in 1902 and 1903; superintendent of graphic arts of the St. Louis Exposition
St. Louis Exposition
St. Louis Exposition can refer to either:*Saint Louis Exposition *Louisiana Purchase Exposition...
1903-1905; director of publicity of the Jamestown Exposition
Jamestown Exposition
The Jamestown Exposition was one of the many world's fairs and expositions that were popular in the United States in the early part of the 20th century...
in 1907; engaged as a special writer and also in private business, including the "brokerage" business, in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
from 1907 to 1919.
Bolles moved to Janesville, Wisconsin
Janesville, Wisconsin
Janesville is a city in southern Wisconsin, United States. It is the county seat of Rock County and the principal municipality of the Janesville, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 62,998.-History:...
, in 1920 as editor of the Janesville Gazette until 1939. That year, Bolles won election to Congress as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
and served from January 3, 1939, until his death in 1941 in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. As Congressman, Bolles fiercely opposed to Lend-Lease
Lend-Lease
Lend-Lease was the program under which the United States of America supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, China, Free France, and other Allied nations with materiel between 1941 and 1945. It was signed into law on March 11, 1941, a year and a half after the outbreak of war in Europe in...
and tried to exclude the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
from the Lend-Lease program.
His grandchildren include Don Bolles
Don Bolles
Don Bolles was an American investigative reporter whose murder in a bombing is linked to the Mafia.-Biography:...
, an investigative journalist murdered in 1976, author Richard Nelson Bolles
Richard Nelson Bolles
Richard Nelson Bolles is a former Episcopal clergyman, and the author of the best-selling job-hunting book, What Color is Your Parachute?-Early life and career:...
, and author Edmund Blair Bolles
Edmund Blair Bolles
Edmund Blair Bolles is an American humanist and author who argues that human freedom, and originality are real and natural, deriving their powers from modifications of animal memory systems. He developed this doctrine in three books written in the 1980s.So Much to Say is about the language of...
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