Background
Banks was born to Seth Lee and Sarah M. Banks at Lyons in Clinton County, Iowa. Raised on a farm, he was educated by his mother for several years before attending public schools.
journalist newspaper editor actress
Banks was born to Seth Lee and Sarah M. Banks at Lyons in Clinton County, Iowa. Raised on a farm, he was educated by his mother for several years before attending public schools.
Editor public schools, Clinton Company, and afterward Lyons, Iowa, and pvtly.
Editor and proprietor American Commercial Traveler, Chicago, 1885-1887, later The Weekly Outlook, literature paper, Davenport, Iowa. Literature editor Chicago Sunday Examiner and American, 3 years. Removed to Washington, 1907.
Was editor public The Peace Pipe, monthly magazine, Seattle.
Dramatic editor Post-Intelligencer, Seattle, 1918. Moved to Hawaii; was editor Tribune-Herald, Hilo.
Now with editorial department of the Honolulu Advertiser.
Married Mistress.