Norman Edward Mack (July 24, 1856 – December 26, 1932) was editor and publisher of the ''
Buffalo Times''. He was also Chairman of the
Democratic National Committee
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from 1908 to 1912.
Biography
He was born July 24, 1856, in
West Williams,
Ontario
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,
Canada
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. He was editor and publisher of the ''Buffalo Daily Times''.
He was Chairman of the New York State Commission for the
Panama–Pacific International Exposition
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in
San Francisco
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in 1915.
He sold his paper in 1929 to
Scripps-Howard
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for $6,000,000.
He retired in 1931 and died on December 26, 1932, in
Buffalo, New York
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.
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1856 births
1932 deaths
Businesspeople from Buffalo, New York
Democratic National Committee chairs
People from Middlesex County, Ontario