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George Fort Milton Sr.
George Fort Milton Sr. (July 16, 1869April 23, 1924) was an American social reformer and newspaper editor in Tennessee. Born to a doctor and former Confederate Army surgeon from Alabama, Milton served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish–American War. Milton acquired the ''Chattanooga News-Free Press, Chattanooga News'' from Jerome Pound in 1910 and used it as an outlet for his liberal views. His second wife, suffragist Abby Crawford Milton, and son George Fort Milton Jr. ran the ''Chattanooga News'' after Milton Sr.'s sudden death in 1924, until Milton Jr. bought out his stepmother's share for $350,000 in 1928. References 1869 births 1924 deaths American newspaper editors American military personnel of the Spanish–American War {{US-editor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chattanooga PL ACC 295-01-439 George Fort Milton Sr
Chattanooga ( ) is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Tennessee River and borders Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the south. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, it is Tennessee's List of municipalities in Tennessee, fourth-most populous city and one of the two principal cities of East Tennessee, along with Knoxville, Tennessee, Knoxville. It anchors the Chattanooga metropolitan area, Tennessee's fourth-largest metropolitan statistical area, as well as a larger three-state area that includes southeastern Tennessee, northwestern Georgia, and northeastern Alabama. Chattanooga was a crucial city during the American Civil War due to the multiple railroads that converge there. After the war, the railroads allowed for the city to grow into one of the Southeastern United States' largest heavy industrial hubs. Today, major industry that drives the economy includes automotive, advanced manufacturing, food and beverage pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
