Haskell, Henry Joseph (1874-1952)

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Henry Joseph Haskell to Jane Addams, May 12, 1908

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Donald Mill

I believe the correct date for his marriage to Isabel is 1901 not 1910. (Their son was born in 1902)

Cathy Moran Hajo

Hi Donald-- Thanks so much-- I have fixed that typo.

Birth Date

1874-03-08

Death Date

1952-08-20

Birthplace

Huntington, OH

Biographical Text

Henry J. Haskell was a newspaper reporter and editor with the Kansas City Star. He began work in 1898, becoming director of the editorial page in 1910 and editor in 1928. Under his direction, the Star won two Pulitzer Prizes. Haskell died in 1952.

He married Isabel Cummings in 1901. They had one son together, Henry C. Haskell. Cummings died in 1923. Haskell married Katherine Wright in 1926, she died in 1929. Haskell married Agnes Lee Hadley in 1931.

Occupation

Journalist

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People

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Edited By

Hajo, Cathy Moran

Rights

Public domain

Gender

Male

First appears

1908

Bibliography and Links

Henry Haskell Dies; Editor of the K.C. Star, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 20, 1952, p. 27.

Henry J Haskell, in the 1910 U..S. Census.

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Citation

“Haskell, Henry Joseph (1874-1952),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed September 17, 2024, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/2967.