Background
Irvin Shrewsbury was born on June 23, 1876, in Paducah, Kentucky, United States. Son of Joshua Clark and Manie (Saunders) Cobb.
Irvin Shrewsbury was born on June 23, 1876, in Paducah, Kentucky, United States. Son of Joshua Clark and Manie (Saunders) Cobb.
Doctor of Laws, University of Georgia, 1918, Dartmouth College, 1919, University of Kentucky, 1942.
Elisabeth Rogers. Shorthand reporter, contributor of comic drawings, reporter on local paper up to 17. Editor Paducah Daily News at 19. Staff correspondent and writer “Sour Mash” column, Louisville (Kentucky) Evening Post, 1898-1901.
Managing editor Paducah News Democrat, 1901-1904. Special writer and editor humor section, New York Evening Sun, 1904-1905. Staff humorist and special writer New York Evening World and Sunday World, 1905-1911.
Staff contributor to Saturday Evening Post, 1911-1922. Staff contributor to Cosmopolitan Magazine, 1922-1932. Represented Saturday Evening Post as war correspondent in Europe, 1914-1915, 1917-1918.
Lectured through United States Appointed colonel on staff commander in chief U.C.V., 1917, and on staffs Governors of Kentucky, 1918-1921. Chevalier Legion Honor (France), 1918. Major O.R.C., United States Army, 1922.
Member Southern Society of New York, The Kentuckians, National Sons of Confederate Veterans. Elk.; Clubs: Lambs (New York City).
Married Laura Spencer Baker, June 12, 1900.