Jesse Samuel Cooper Butz

Background

Butz, Jesse Samuel Cooper was born on May 3, 1905 in Chattanooga. Son of Jesse Samuel and Mary (Luckey) Butz.

Education

Student of University Illinois, 1921-1923, United States Naval Academy, 1923-1925, U. Florida, 1925-1927.

Career

Night and sports editor Gainesville (Florida) Sun, 1924-1927. Sports editor Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, 1927-1943, managing editor, 1943-1960, Jacksonville Journal, 1959-1960. Director Pepper Printing Company, Gainesville, Florida, manager, since 1960.

Director Florida Public Company.

Membership

Member American Society Newspaper.

Connections

Married Ellen Schultz Pepper, May 10, 1926. Children: Jesse Samuel Cooper, Mary Sarah.

Father:

Jesse Samuel Butz

Mother:

Mary (Luckey) Butz

Spouse:

Ellen Schultz Pepper

child:

Jesse Samuel Cooper Butz

child:

Mary Sarah Butz