George Sanford Holmes

Background

Holmes, George Sanford was born on November 27, 1883 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Frank Eugene and Jane Elizabeth Holmes.

Education

Bachelor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1904.

Career

1 daughter (by previous marriage), Mistress Herman East. Russell. Began as reporter, Providence Telegram, 1904. With Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado, 1908-1928.

Managing editor, 1925-1928.

Washington correspondent Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance, 1928-1938. With National Youth Administration, 1938-1940.

With War Department, December 1940-July 1946. War Assets Administration, 1946-1949.

Washington correspondent Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, Colorado, and daily News, Lamar, Colorado, 1949-1950.

Information officer Defense Electric Power Administration, 1951.

Achievements

• George Sanford Holmes has been listed as a noteworthy newspaperman by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Brown Alumni Association, Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Beta Kappa. Mason.; Clubs: Kiwanis (ex-president), Mile High (Denver).

Connections

Married Mistress.

Father:

Frank Eugene

Mother:

Jane Elizabeth Holmes

Spouse:

Mistress