About George Fort Milton Sr.
Lived 1869 – 1924 (aged 54–55). George Fort Milton Sr. was an American editor.
George Fort Milton Sr. (Chattanooga Public Library ACC 295–01–439)
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. 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.
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American newspaper editor (1869–1924)
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George Fort Milton Sr. was born in 1869.
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George Fort Milton Sr. died in 1924.
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George Fort Milton Sr. was an editor.
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