Background
Cansler, Leslie Ervin was born on September 16, 1920 in Hickory, North Carolina, United States. Son of Leslie Ervin and Mabel Pearl (Braswell) Cansler.
Cansler, Leslie Ervin was born on September 16, 1920 in Hickory, North Carolina, United States. Son of Leslie Ervin and Mabel Pearl (Braswell) Cansler.
Bachelor, Wake Forest University, 1941.
News editor, Daily Advance, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1941; reporter, Raleigh (North Carolina) Times, 1941-1942, 46; city editor, Raleigh (North Carolina) Times, 1946-1947; with, News-Journal Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1947-1988; day managing editor, News-Journal Company, 1966-1968; managing editor, News-Journal Company, 1968-1976; associate Sunday editor, News-Journal Company, 1976-1979; Sunday editor, News-Journal Company, 1979-1980; associate editor, News-Journal Company, 1980-1989.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Member Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Married Marie Muriel Olwell, August 19, 1944 (deceased). Children: David, Robert, James. Married Elizabeth Marie Walters (deceased).
1 child, Leslie Anne.