Background
Stokes, Horace Winston was born on March 2, 1886 in New York, New York, United States. Son of Frederick Abbot and Ellen Rebecca (Colby) Stokes.
Stokes, Horace Winston was born on March 2, 1886 in New York, New York, United States. Son of Frederick Abbot and Ellen Rebecca (Colby) Stokes.
Preparatory education Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 1904-1905. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1909.
Began as newspaper reporter on New York Sun, also on New York Herald-Tribune, 1910. Editorial work with American Magazine, 1914-1917. Advertising with Frank Seaman, Inc., Crowell Public Company, 1920-1926.
With Frederick A. Stokes Company, Inc., 1926-1941, president, 1939-1941.
Served as private Squadron A, 1st Cavalry, Ngakkan Nyaagu, on Mexican border, 1916-1917. Member Alpha Delta Phi, Wolfs Head (Yale). Club: The Players (New York City).
Married Mary Sanford Wheeler, May 22, 1920. Children: Ellen, Mary Wheeler.