Alfred Cowles, Sr.

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Alfred Cowles

Born 1832
Died 1889
Occupation businessperson
Known for Chicago Tribune

Alfred Cowles, Sr. (1832-1889) was an American businessperson and newspaper publisher. During the 1860s to 1880s he was bookkeeper, treasurer and business manager of the Chicago Tribune of which he was part owner.[1]

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  1. ^ White, James Terry (1895). The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the United States. James T. White & Company, via New York Public Library via Google Books full view. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.  and Robert Norton Smith (10 June 1997). Chapter 1, The Colonel, The Life and Legend of Robert R. McCormick 1880-1955. Houghton Mifflin Co. via The New York Times Company. ISBN 0-3955-3379-1. Retrieved on 2007-10-24. 
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NAME Alfred Cowles, Sr.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Alfred Cowles
SHORT DESCRIPTION businessman, part owner of the Chicago Tribune late 1800s
DATE OF BIRTH 1832
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH 1889
PLACE OF DEATH