Background
Foster, William Garnett was born on November 11, 1884 in Daneyville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Thomas Jefferson and Annie (Shivers) Foster.
Foster, William Garnett was born on November 11, 1884 in Daneyville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Thomas Jefferson and Annie (Shivers) Foster.
Bachelor of Arts, Southwestern Baptist U. (now Union U.), 1905.
1 son, Review William Garnett. Married second, Quintene Brown, May 12, 1930. Children—George Lane, James Quentin.
Reporter Jackson (Tennessee) Whig, June-September 1905, became editor September 1905.
Reporter Chattanooga News, 1906-1908, Louisville (Kentucky) Herald, 1908. Participant owner Jackson Whig, 1908-1909.
Political writer Chattanooga Times, 1909, sports editor, 1910-1925, news editor, 1926-1931, managing editor, 1932-1935. Editor Chattanooga News-Free Press since 1935.
Director Boy Scouts of America, American Red Cross.
Clubs: Chattanooga Executives, Kiwanis (past district governor), Automobile.
Married Queenie Rowles, July 19, 1911 (died 1924). Married second, Quintene Brown, May 12, 1930. Children: George Lane, James Quentin.