Background
Canova, Leon Joseph was born on February 22, 1866 in at Saint Augustine, Florida, United States. Son of Ramon and Anita (Mickler) Canova.
Canova, Leon Joseph was born on February 22, 1866 in at Saint Augustine, Florida, United States. Son of Ramon and Anita (Mickler) Canova.
Education public and private schools.
Entered newspaper work, 1894. Aboard tug Dauntless for Associated Press during Spanish-American War. Editor Louisiana Lucha, Havana, Cuba, 1906-1911.
Served as chief Government bureau of Information for Department Agriculture, Commerce & Labor, Republic of Cuba.
Appointed special agent Department of State, Washington, District of Columbia, for service in Mexico, June, 1914. Chief, division of Mexican affairs, July 1915-December 1918.
Club: University (Washington).
Married Virginia Ransom, of Palatka, Florida, September 18, 1893.