Richard W. Westwood

Background

Westwood, Richard W. was born on July 8, 1896 in Newton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Frank Guy and Jennie Churchill (Swift) Westwood.

Education

Graduate Huntington Preparatory School, 1914. Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1918.

Career

October 7, 1951); daughter, Phyllis. Married second, Genevieve O. Linsenmeyer, August 27, 1952. Telegraph and sports editor New London (Connecticut) Telegraph, 1919.

Telegraph editor Providence Journal, 1920.

Political and conservation writer Christian Science Monitor, 1921-1923. Assistant editor Nature Magazine, 1923-1927, managing editor, 1927-1937, editor, 1937-1959, contributing editor Natural History, since 1960.

Assistant secretary American Nature Association, 1923-1927, secretary, 1927-1946, president, since 1946.

Achievements

• Richard W. Westwood has been listed as a noteworthy editor, association executive. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member executive council, president Commission Public Information, International Union for Conservation Nature. Served in field service and ambulance corps United States Army, 1918-1919. Mason.; Clubs: National Press, Washington Golf and Country.

Connections

Married Edna I. Edwards, January 16, 1925 (deceased. Married second, Genevieve O. Linsenmeyer, August 27, 1952.

Father:

Frank Guy Westwood

Mother:

Jennie Churchill (Swift) Westwood

Spouse:

Genevieve O. Linsenmeyer

Spouse:

Edna I. Edwards