John Brooks Cottle

Background

Cottle, John Brooks was born on November 22, 1897 in Peniel, West Virginia, United States. Son of Charles Clinton and Flora Inez (Ferrell) Cottle.

Education

Student West Virginia University, 1915-1919.

Career

Began as reporter New Dominion, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1918-1919, associate editor, 1926-1929. City editor Morgantown Post, 1919-1926, editor since 1929. President West Virginia State Newspaper Council, 1934.

Mayor of Suncrest, residential suburb of Morgantown, 1937-1938.

Chairman Suncrest Municipal Planning and Zoning Commission, 1941-1948. Member West Virginia State Election Commission, 1941-1944, member Government’son

Advisory Committee Education, 1945, member State Board Education, 1947-1951.

Achievements

• John Brooks Cottle has been listed as a noteworthy newspaper editors by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with O.T.S., Field Artillery, Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky, 3 months, fall of 1918. Member West Virginia State Chamber of C. (Chairman of Commission education 1946-1950, director since 1950), American Society Newspaper.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Ann Wayman, September 11, 1921. Children: Carolyn Kenney (Mistress Porter East. Hartman), Ann Brooks (Mistress Charles J. Kibble).

Father:

Charles Clinton Cottle

Mother:

Flora Inez (Ferrell) Cottle

Spouse:

Elizabeth Ann Wayman

child:

Carolyn Kenney Cottle (Mistress Porter East. Hartman)

child:

Ann Brooks Cottle (Mistress Charles J. Kibble)