Background
Leech, Edward Towner was born on June 17, 1892 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Edward Palmer and Henrietta May (Reasoner) Leech.
Leech, Edward Towner was born on June 17, 1892 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Edward Palmer and Henrietta May (Reasoner) Leech.
Student, University of Colorado, 1910-1912.
April 15, 1931; children—Kathleen Patricia, Johanna May. Began on Denver Republican, 1909. Editor Denver Express, 1916-1917, Memphis (Tennessee) Press, 1917-1921.
Founder and editor Birmingham (Alabama) Post (for Scripps-Howard Newspapers), 1921-1926.
Editor Rocky Mountain News, Denver, 1926-1931. Editor and president Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, since 1931.
Member board Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Member Delta Tau Delta. Mason.; Clubs: Duquesne, Pittsburgh Athletic Association.
Married Pauline Bohanna, July 27, 1914. Married second, Rose Loretta Roche. Children: Edward Palmer, Robert Henry.