Background
Holman, Alfred was born on July 6, 1857 in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. Son of Francis Dillard and Mary Catharine (McBride) Holman.
Holman, Alfred was born on July 6, 1857 in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. Son of Francis Dillard and Mary Catharine (McBride) Holman.
Educational public schools, Portland, Oregon.
Served as reporter and assistant editor, Portland Oregonian, 1877-1888, editor Seattle Post Intelligencer, 1888-1891, Pacific Rural Press, San Francisco, 1891-1898. Editor public San Jose (California) Mercury, 1898-1901, Sacramento Union, 1903-1906, The Argonaut, San Francisco, 1907-1924. Pacific States correspondent New York Times.
Served as reporter and assistant editor, Portland Oregonian, 1877-1888, editor Seattle Post Intelligencer, 1888-1891, Pacific Rural Press, San Francisco, 1891-1898. Member advisory board Pulitzer School of Journalism, Columbia University, New New York Member board of trustees Carnegie Endowment for Peace.
Married Caroline Durbrow, January 28, 1891.