Background
Brewer, Basil was born on July 22, 1884 in Rush Hill, Missouri, United States. Son of Addison Lanius and Juliet Brewer.
Brewer, Basil was born on July 22, 1884 in Rush Hill, Missouri, United States. Son of Addison Lanius and Juliet Brewer.
Graduate Missouri State Teachers College, Kirksville, 1901. Student of University Chicago, 1903-1905. Doctor Journalism, Suffolk University, 1951.
Master of Science, New Bedford Institute Textiles and Technology, 1954.
Doctor of Letters, Calvin Coolidge College Liberal Arts. Portia Law School, 1957.
With Scripss-Howard newspapers, 1908-1921, business manager Cincinnati (O.) Post, 1916-1919. Same, Cleveland (O.) Press, 1919-1921. Editor public Omaha (Nebraska) Morning and Evening Bee, 1921-1924.
Editor, public and principal owner Lansing (Michigan) Capital News, 1924-1929.
Now publisher and controlling owner of New Bedford (Massachusetts) Standard-Times. Controlling owner Massachusetts Air Industries, New Bedford.
Cape Cod Standard-Times, Hyannis, Massachusetts, radio station WNBH and WNBH-FM, New Bedford, Massachusetts, WOCB and WOCB-FM, West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, president, treasurer WTEV Television, Incorporated. Trustee Robert A. Taft Memorial Hospital Foundation, Incorporated.
Clubs: Wamsutta, Country (New Bedford).
Married Jean Armor Given, 1913. Married second, Mary Minot Caswell, January 3, 1920. Children: Given, Juliet.