From: Who's Who in the World, 1912
Stephens, Edwin William:--Publisher. Born Columbia, Boone Co., Mo., Jan. 21, 1849; son of James L. and Amelia (Hockaday) Stephens.
Educated at the Univ. of Missouri; A.B. 1867, A.M., 1870, LL.D. 1905; LL.D., William Jewell College, Mo., 1908; grad. Univ. of Mo. 1867. Editor and proprietor of Columbia, Mo. Herald 1870-1905; President of the following: Mo. Press Ass'n; Bd. Curators Mo. Univ. 1887-88; Nat'l Editorial Ass'n, 1891; Southern Baptist Convention of North America 1905-08; Board of Curators, Stephens College; Vice-pres. World's Press Congress, 1904.
Married Laura Moss of Columbia, Mo. Sept. 26, 1871. Address: Columbia, Mo., U.S.A.
Thanks to JH, FAG #47836486.
Obituary:
Jefferson City (MO) Post-Tribune, May 22, 1931
Edwin William Stephens, 82, noted for six decades of service to his community and state, died at his home at Columbia early today. The aged editor, publisher, religious worker and member of the committee under whose direction Missouri's State Capitol building was erected, died of the infirmities of old age. Funeral services will be conducted at the First Baptist Church in Columbia at 4 p.m. tomorrow by Rev. Luther Wesley Smith with burial in Columbia Cemetery. The body will lie in state at Stephens College until the hour of the funeral. Stephens in 1870 became the publisher of the Columbia, Missouri Herald, known for many years as "America's Model Weekly," and developed a large publishing house here which bears his name. He was a graduate of the University of Missouri in 1867 and later was conferred honorary degrees by the University and William Jewell College, Liberty. He served as president of the University Board of Curators and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Missouri Union. For the last 40 years he had been head of the board of curators of Stephens College, Columbia, named after his father, James Leachman Stephens. He contributed liberally to the school's support.
While active as a newspaper man, Stephens was president of the Missouri Press Association, the National Editorial Association and vice-president of the World Press Conference. Last year he was one of the recipients of a University of Missouri Medal of Honor in Journalism. He was one of the prominent laymen in the American Baptist Church for 20 years he served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention. For 26 years he was chairman of the Missouri Baptist Board of Home and Foreign Missions and also president of the Young Men's Christian Association of Missouri. In 1911 he was named a member of the bi-partisan board in charge of building the new capitol. When the University burned in 1891 he contributed liberally toward its reconstruction and lead a fight for its re-location in Columbia.
He was married here in 1871 to Miss Laura Moss who survives. Of ten children, four are living. They are Hugh Stephens, Jefferson City; James L. Stephens, Tucson, Ariz.; E. Sidney Stephens, Columbia; and Mrs. Ashley Gray, St. Louis.
Mr. Stephens was almost equally as well known in Jefferson City as he was in his home city of Columbia. He was here frequently shortly after his son assumed control of the Tribune Printing Company. When he became chairman of the State Capitol Commission he spent much of his time here. The capitol building will be an everlasting monument to the four commissioners, Mr. Stephens as chairman and Messrs. Speer, Hiller and Lacoff as members. It was the crowning achievement of Mr. Stephens' life and in which he took a great deal of pride. The capitol is one of the handsomest public buildings in America and was erected without hint of fraud, mismanagement or extravagance. It cost Missouri four million dollars. The reproductive value of the property now is estimated at more than 10 millions of dollars.
Thanks to Dennis Stephens, FAG #48479779.
Stephens, Edwin William:--Publisher. Born Columbia, Boone Co., Mo., Jan. 21, 1849; son of James L. and Amelia (Hockaday) Stephens.
Educated at the Univ. of Missouri; A.B. 1867, A.M., 1870, LL.D. 1905; LL.D., William Jewell College, Mo., 1908; grad. Univ. of Mo. 1867. Editor and proprietor of Columbia, Mo. Herald 1870-1905; President of the following: Mo. Press Ass'n; Bd. Curators Mo. Univ. 1887-88; Nat'l Editorial Ass'n, 1891; Southern Baptist Convention of North America 1905-08; Board of Curators, Stephens College; Vice-pres. World's Press Congress, 1904.
Married Laura Moss of Columbia, Mo. Sept. 26, 1871. Address: Columbia, Mo., U.S.A.
Thanks to JH, FAG #47836486.
Obituary:
Jefferson City (MO) Post-Tribune, May 22, 1931
Edwin William Stephens, 82, noted for six decades of service to his community and state, died at his home at Columbia early today. The aged editor, publisher, religious worker and member of the committee under whose direction Missouri's State Capitol building was erected, died of the infirmities of old age. Funeral services will be conducted at the First Baptist Church in Columbia at 4 p.m. tomorrow by Rev. Luther Wesley Smith with burial in Columbia Cemetery. The body will lie in state at Stephens College until the hour of the funeral. Stephens in 1870 became the publisher of the Columbia, Missouri Herald, known for many years as "America's Model Weekly," and developed a large publishing house here which bears his name. He was a graduate of the University of Missouri in 1867 and later was conferred honorary degrees by the University and William Jewell College, Liberty. He served as president of the University Board of Curators and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Missouri Union. For the last 40 years he had been head of the board of curators of Stephens College, Columbia, named after his father, James Leachman Stephens. He contributed liberally to the school's support.
While active as a newspaper man, Stephens was president of the Missouri Press Association, the National Editorial Association and vice-president of the World Press Conference. Last year he was one of the recipients of a University of Missouri Medal of Honor in Journalism. He was one of the prominent laymen in the American Baptist Church for 20 years he served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention. For 26 years he was chairman of the Missouri Baptist Board of Home and Foreign Missions and also president of the Young Men's Christian Association of Missouri. In 1911 he was named a member of the bi-partisan board in charge of building the new capitol. When the University burned in 1891 he contributed liberally toward its reconstruction and lead a fight for its re-location in Columbia.
He was married here in 1871 to Miss Laura Moss who survives. Of ten children, four are living. They are Hugh Stephens, Jefferson City; James L. Stephens, Tucson, Ariz.; E. Sidney Stephens, Columbia; and Mrs. Ashley Gray, St. Louis.
Mr. Stephens was almost equally as well known in Jefferson City as he was in his home city of Columbia. He was here frequently shortly after his son assumed control of the Tribune Printing Company. When he became chairman of the State Capitol Commission he spent much of his time here. The capitol building will be an everlasting monument to the four commissioners, Mr. Stephens as chairman and Messrs. Speer, Hiller and Lacoff as members. It was the crowning achievement of Mr. Stephens' life and in which he took a great deal of pride. The capitol is one of the handsomest public buildings in America and was erected without hint of fraud, mismanagement or extravagance. It cost Missouri four million dollars. The reproductive value of the property now is estimated at more than 10 millions of dollars.
Thanks to Dennis Stephens, FAG #48479779.
From: Who's Who in the World, 1912
Stephens, Edwin William:--Publisher. Born Columbia, Boone Co., Mo., Jan. 21, 1849; son of James L. and Amelia (Hockaday) Stephens.
Educated at the Univ. of Missouri; A.B. 1867, A.M., 1870, LL.D. 1905; LL.D., William Jewell College, Mo., 1908; grad. Univ. of Mo. 1867. Editor and proprietor of Columbia, Mo. Herald 1870-1905; President of the following: Mo. Press Ass'n; Bd. Curators Mo. Univ. 1887-88; Nat'l Editorial Ass'n, 1891; Southern Baptist Convention of North America 1905-08; Board of Curators, Stephens College; Vice-pres. World's Press Congress, 1904.
Married Laura Moss of Columbia, Mo. Sept. 26, 1871. Address: Columbia, Mo., U.S.A.
Thanks to JH, FAG #47836486.
Obituary:
Jefferson City (MO) Post-Tribune, May 22, 1931
Edwin William Stephens, 82, noted for six decades of service to his community and state, died at his home at Columbia early today. The aged editor, publisher, religious worker and member of the committee under whose direction Missouri's State Capitol building was erected, died of the infirmities of old age. Funeral services will be conducted at the First Baptist Church in Columbia at 4 p.m. tomorrow by Rev. Luther Wesley Smith with burial in Columbia Cemetery. The body will lie in state at Stephens College until the hour of the funeral. Stephens in 1870 became the publisher of the Columbia, Missouri Herald, known for many years as "America's Model Weekly," and developed a large publishing house here which bears his name. He was a graduate of the University of Missouri in 1867 and later was conferred honorary degrees by the University and William Jewell College, Liberty. He served as president of the University Board of Curators and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Missouri Union. For the last 40 years he had been head of the board of curators of Stephens College, Columbia, named after his father, James Leachman Stephens. He contributed liberally to the school's support.
While active as a newspaper man, Stephens was president of the Missouri Press Association, the National Editorial Association and vice-president of the World Press Conference. Last year he was one of the recipients of a University of Missouri Medal of Honor in Journalism. He was one of the prominent laymen in the American Baptist Church for 20 years he served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention. For 26 years he was chairman of the Missouri Baptist Board of Home and Foreign Missions and also president of the Young Men's Christian Association of Missouri. In 1911 he was named a member of the bi-partisan board in charge of building the new capitol. When the University burned in 1891 he contributed liberally toward its reconstruction and lead a fight for its re-location in Columbia.
He was married here in 1871 to Miss Laura Moss who survives. Of ten children, four are living. They are Hugh Stephens, Jefferson City; James L. Stephens, Tucson, Ariz.; E. Sidney Stephens, Columbia; and Mrs. Ashley Gray, St. Louis.
Mr. Stephens was almost equally as well known in Jefferson City as he was in his home city of Columbia. He was here frequently shortly after his son assumed control of the Tribune Printing Company. When he became chairman of the State Capitol Commission he spent much of his time here. The capitol building will be an everlasting monument to the four commissioners, Mr. Stephens as chairman and Messrs. Speer, Hiller and Lacoff as members. It was the crowning achievement of Mr. Stephens' life and in which he took a great deal of pride. The capitol is one of the handsomest public buildings in America and was erected without hint of fraud, mismanagement or extravagance. It cost Missouri four million dollars. The reproductive value of the property now is estimated at more than 10 millions of dollars.
Thanks to Dennis Stephens, FAG #48479779.
Stephens, Edwin William:--Publisher. Born Columbia, Boone Co., Mo., Jan. 21, 1849; son of James L. and Amelia (Hockaday) Stephens.
Educated at the Univ. of Missouri; A.B. 1867, A.M., 1870, LL.D. 1905; LL.D., William Jewell College, Mo., 1908; grad. Univ. of Mo. 1867. Editor and proprietor of Columbia, Mo. Herald 1870-1905; President of the following: Mo. Press Ass'n; Bd. Curators Mo. Univ. 1887-88; Nat'l Editorial Ass'n, 1891; Southern Baptist Convention of North America 1905-08; Board of Curators, Stephens College; Vice-pres. World's Press Congress, 1904.
Married Laura Moss of Columbia, Mo. Sept. 26, 1871. Address: Columbia, Mo., U.S.A.
Thanks to JH, FAG #47836486.
Obituary:
Jefferson City (MO) Post-Tribune, May 22, 1931
Edwin William Stephens, 82, noted for six decades of service to his community and state, died at his home at Columbia early today. The aged editor, publisher, religious worker and member of the committee under whose direction Missouri's State Capitol building was erected, died of the infirmities of old age. Funeral services will be conducted at the First Baptist Church in Columbia at 4 p.m. tomorrow by Rev. Luther Wesley Smith with burial in Columbia Cemetery. The body will lie in state at Stephens College until the hour of the funeral. Stephens in 1870 became the publisher of the Columbia, Missouri Herald, known for many years as "America's Model Weekly," and developed a large publishing house here which bears his name. He was a graduate of the University of Missouri in 1867 and later was conferred honorary degrees by the University and William Jewell College, Liberty. He served as president of the University Board of Curators and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Missouri Union. For the last 40 years he had been head of the board of curators of Stephens College, Columbia, named after his father, James Leachman Stephens. He contributed liberally to the school's support.
While active as a newspaper man, Stephens was president of the Missouri Press Association, the National Editorial Association and vice-president of the World Press Conference. Last year he was one of the recipients of a University of Missouri Medal of Honor in Journalism. He was one of the prominent laymen in the American Baptist Church for 20 years he served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention. For 26 years he was chairman of the Missouri Baptist Board of Home and Foreign Missions and also president of the Young Men's Christian Association of Missouri. In 1911 he was named a member of the bi-partisan board in charge of building the new capitol. When the University burned in 1891 he contributed liberally toward its reconstruction and lead a fight for its re-location in Columbia.
He was married here in 1871 to Miss Laura Moss who survives. Of ten children, four are living. They are Hugh Stephens, Jefferson City; James L. Stephens, Tucson, Ariz.; E. Sidney Stephens, Columbia; and Mrs. Ashley Gray, St. Louis.
Mr. Stephens was almost equally as well known in Jefferson City as he was in his home city of Columbia. He was here frequently shortly after his son assumed control of the Tribune Printing Company. When he became chairman of the State Capitol Commission he spent much of his time here. The capitol building will be an everlasting monument to the four commissioners, Mr. Stephens as chairman and Messrs. Speer, Hiller and Lacoff as members. It was the crowning achievement of Mr. Stephens' life and in which he took a great deal of pride. The capitol is one of the handsomest public buildings in America and was erected without hint of fraud, mismanagement or extravagance. It cost Missouri four million dollars. The reproductive value of the property now is estimated at more than 10 millions of dollars.
Thanks to Dennis Stephens, FAG #48479779.
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