Frank William Buxton (October 24, 1877 – September 6, 1974) was an American journalist and editor, best known for winning the

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in 1924.

Early life and education

Buxton was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. After attending Woonsocket High School until 1896, he attended Harvard University, graduating in 1900.

Career

He joined the '' Woonsocket Evening Call'' as a reporter and then, in 1901, the ''

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'', where for the next three years he reported and did editorial work in New York, Louisville, and Atlanta. In 1904 he joined the ''

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'', first as a journalist, then as editor, until he became editor of the Sunday edition. He resigned to enter the world of advertising. During World War I, he was employed as an expert and assistant to the director of the Division of Planning and Statistics of the United States Shipping Board. When peace returned, he became vice-president and merchandise manager of the E. T. Slattery Company of Boston. In 1922, however, he returned to the ''Boston Herald'' as managing editor. In 1924, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing for an article published the previous year entitled "Who Made

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?" which contained only 9 paragraphs and analyzed the success of the recently elected President of the United States. In 1945, U.S. President

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appointed him to the

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Death

He died on September 6, 1974, in Newton, Massachusetts.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buxton, Frank W. 1877 births 1974 deaths American newspaper executives Businesspeople from Rhode Island Harvard University alumni Journalists from Rhode Island Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing winners 19th-century American journalists 20th-century American newspaper editors 20th-century American businesspeople