Background
Shay, Felix was born on May 27, 1885 in Summit, New Jersey, United States. Son of David F. and Mary E. (Murphy) Shay.
author business man world-traveler
Shay, Felix was born on May 27, 1885 in Summit, New Jersey, United States. Son of David F. and Mary E. (Murphy) Shay.
Public schools private tutors.
Successor to Elbert Hubbard as editor the Roycroft publications, 1915-1918, and general manager The Roycrofters, 1918-1922. Made lecture tour British Isles and Continent, 1912. Lecture tours principal cities of the United States since 1912.
Author: Cairo to Cape Town Overland. Felicitations (3 vols.). Elbert Hubbard of East Aurora.
Member Board of Governors Associated Advisory. Clubs of the World, 1913-1914. Club: Baltimore Country.
Married Florence Nesbit Porter, of Andover, New Brunswick, Canada, September 29, 1909. Children: Felix Buckley, Ann Porter.