Background
Locke, Francis Philbrick was born on May 1, 1912 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Son of Walter Leonard and Annette Elizabeth (Philbrick) Locke.
Locke, Francis Philbrick was born on May 1, 1912 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Son of Walter Leonard and Annette Elizabeth (Philbrick) Locke.
Bachelor cum laude, Harvard College, 1933; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1946-1947.
Reporter, Miami (Florida) Daily News, 1934-1936; editorial writer, Miami (Florida) Daily News, 1936-1941; editorial writer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1941; editor of editorial page, Miami Daily News, 1941-1946; Nieman fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1946-1947; associate editor, Dayton (Ohio) Daily News, 1947-1963; editorial writer, Riverside (California) Press-Enterprise, 1963-1972.
Board of directors Mission Inn Foundation, Riverside, 1987-1995. Member of advisory board Young Women’s Christian Association, Riverside. Trustee Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1954-1963.
Division chairman United Way, Dayton, 1956-1957. Member National Conference Editorial Writers, Society Professional Journalists (national editorial writing prize 1946), Harvard University Alumni Association (S.W. and Pacific regional director 1980-1986, Harvard medal 1983), Harvard-Radcliffe Club Southern California (board directors 1975-1992), Harvard Club Dayton (president 1961-1963).
Married Carroll Day, December 31, 1936. Children: Margaret Locke Newhouse, Alice Locke Carey, Walter Day.
