Background
Towne, Robert Duke was born on January 4, 1866 in Warren, Ohio, United States. Son of Levi and Mary Ellen (Duke) Towne.
Towne, Robert Duke was born on January 4, 1866 in Warren, Ohio, United States. Son of Levi and Mary Ellen (Duke) Towne.
Bachelor of Arts, Saint Lawrence University, Canton, New York, 1888.
Served in pulpit, Sherman, New York, Dubuque, Iowa, Marlboro, New Hampshire (U.S.), and Lewiston, Maine, 1888-1898. Proprietor Lewiston (Maine) Daily Sun, 1898. Member of staff Newark (New Jersey) Evening News, 1900-1905.
Newspaper columnist, 1905.
Editor Judge, New York, 1905, Judge and Leslie’s Weekly, 1906-1907. President Judge Company, 1907-1908.
Proprietor’ Scranton (Pennsylvania) Tribune, 1908-1910, Tribune-Republican, 1910-1912. Consolidated with Scranton Truth, 1912.
Founded Scranton Daily News, 1915.
General manager National Single Tax League, 1919. Director citizenship campaign, Philadelphia North American, 1920. Staff of Public Ledger, 1923-1927.
President Gazette Publishing Company and Suburban Newspapers, Incorporated., 1926-1932.
Director and treasurer Chas. H. Ingersoll Dollar Pen Company, 1928-1934.
Appointed Federal Receiver North Jersey District, 1929-1936. Editor, manager Manufacturers’ Journal, Philadelphia.
Author series Business Leadership, 1938-1939.
Author, public Henry George and Site Value. Writer articles Publs., 1938-1948. President American Press Humorists, 1905.
Author: Citizenship and Civilization, 1922.
Also of “The Teddy Bears,” “How Old Is Ann?” and many humorous sketches in verse and prose. Writer of syndicated series, “The Great Awakening,” appearing in various daily newspapers.
Editor of magazine, The Areo, since 1915. Delaware at large from Pennsylvania to Republican National Convention, 1912.
A founder of Progressive Party.
Lecturer on civics and economics. Home: Ambler, Pennsylvania
Served in pulpit, Sherman, New York, Dubuque, Iowa, Marlboro, New Hampshire (U.S.), and Lewiston, Maine, 1888-1898. Member of staff Newark (New Jersey) Evening News, 1900-1905.
Married Maude Agnes Barackman, June 28, 1888. Children: Duke (deceased), Marian East., Bertha V. (Mistress John Gray).