Theodore W. Noyes
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Theodore William Noyes was an American
journalist. He was the Editor-in-chief of Washington, DC's Evening Star newspaper for thirty-eight years.
He was the first son of Crosby Stuart Noyes and Elizabeth Selina Williams. Hist father was a native of Minot, Maine. Crosby Stuart Noyes came to Washington, DC in 1847 and joined the staff of the Evening Star newspaper in 1852. After attending the public schools in Washington, Theodore entered the preparatory program at Columbian College (which later became George Washington University
) at age twelve. When he was nineteen he began his career as a reporter for the Star, of which Crosby Noyes had become part owner and editor in chief in 1867. After four years, he returned to Columbian to attend law school, receiving his LL.B. in 1882 and his LL.M. in 1883.
Upon graduation, he was in poor health, and so he did not return to the Star but accepted a job with a law firm in the drier climate of Sioux Falls, Dakota Territory
. He wrote a weekly column for the Sioux Falls Press, helped draft the plan for state government for the territory, and was elected county judge; but before taking office, he returned to Washington in 1886 to accept the associate editor's post at the Star and to work closely with his father. Also in 1886, he married Mary E. Prentice. They had three children, Ruth, Elizabeth, and Theodore Prentice.
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journalist. He was the Editor-in-chief of Washington, DC's Evening Star newspaper for thirty-eight years.
He was the first son of Crosby Stuart Noyes and Elizabeth Selina Williams. Hist father was a native of Minot, Maine. Crosby Stuart Noyes came to Washington, DC in 1847 and joined the staff of the Evening Star newspaper in 1852. After attending the public schools in Washington, Theodore entered the preparatory program at Columbian College (which later became George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
) at age twelve. When he was nineteen he began his career as a reporter for the Star, of which Crosby Noyes had become part owner and editor in chief in 1867. After four years, he returned to Columbian to attend law school, receiving his LL.B. in 1882 and his LL.M. in 1883.
Upon graduation, he was in poor health, and so he did not return to the Star but accepted a job with a law firm in the drier climate of Sioux Falls, Dakota Territory
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the county seat of Minnehaha County, and also extends into Lincoln County to the south...
. He wrote a weekly column for the Sioux Falls Press, helped draft the plan for state government for the territory, and was elected county judge; but before taking office, he returned to Washington in 1886 to accept the associate editor's post at the Star and to work closely with his father. Also in 1886, he married Mary E. Prentice. They had three children, Ruth, Elizabeth, and Theodore Prentice.