Background
Throop, Frank Dwight was born on September 23, 1878 in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States. Son of George Eugene and Ida (Gimble) Throop.
Throop, Frank Dwight was born on September 23, 1878 in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States. Son of George Eugene and Ida (Gimble) Throop.
Graduated from the high school, Mount Pleasant, 1895, Bachelor of Science, Iowa Wesleyan College, 1899, Doctor of Literature, 1938.
Began as reporter Muscatine (Iowa) Journal, 1900, later city editor, managing editor, and publisher, 1907-1915. Public Davenport Democrat, 1915-1930. Now public Lincoln (Nebraska) Star.
Vice president Lee Syndicate, consisting of 11 newspapers in Middle West.
Trustee Iowa Wesleyan College.
Member Associated Press, American Newspaper Publishers’ Association, Inland Daily Press Association, National. Clubs: Commercial, University, Rotary, Country.
Married Mabel Leverich, June 21, 1905. Children: Marjorie R. (Mistress O. V. Calhoun), Mary Katharine (Mistress WordPress McDonald).