About Walter Simpson Dickey
Lived 1862 – 1931 (aged 68). Walter Simpson Dickey was a Canadian and American publisher.
Walter Simpson Dickey (June 26, 1862 – January 22, 1931) was a Canadian-born newspaper publisher, politician, and industrialist in Kansas City, Missouri.
Biography Dickey was born in Toronto on June 26, 1862, the oldest of 11 children, and moved to Kansas City in 1885.
In 1889, he established the W.S. Dickey Clay Manufacturing Company which started out creating ceramic pipes made of "burnt clay" that were used to drain farmland via tile drainage. As municipalities developed underground sewage infrastructures, the company supplied clay pipes to serve that purpose. By 1915, the company was promoting its "tight as a jug" vitrified salt-glazed clay silos.
He was chairman of the Missouri Republican Party and helped engineer the victory of Herbert S. Hadley, the first Republican governor of Missouri since Reconstruction.
In the 1920s, he purchased the Kansas City Post and the Kansas City Journal, combining them into the Kansas City Journal-Post. The next day, president Herbert Hoover gave a speech about his death.
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Who was Walter Simpson Dickey?
American newspaper publisher and politician (1862–1931)
When was Walter Simpson Dickey born?
Walter Simpson Dickey was born on 26 June 1862 in Toronto.
When did Walter Simpson Dickey die?
Walter Simpson Dickey died on 22 January 1931 in Kansas City.
What was Walter Simpson Dickey's occupation?
Walter Simpson Dickey was a publisher.
What nationality was Walter Simpson Dickey?
Walter Simpson Dickey was Canadian and American.
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