Edward Ware Barrett was publisher of The Birmingham Age-Herald. The son of Thomas Glasscock and Grace Arrington (Ware) Barrett, Edward spent his early years in Augusta, Georgia and was educated at the Richmond Academy. He later took a three-year course in civil engineering at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.
In 1885, August Chronicle editor Patrick Walsh persuaded Barrett to learn the newspaper business. He worked his way up at the paper from type setter to city editor.
In January 1889, Barrett became the Washington correspondent for the Atlanta Constitution. He remained in Washington until 1897, four years of which he spent as political secretary for Speaker of the House, Charles Crisp. In 1892, he was elected as a Georgia delegate to the Democratic National Convention.
In 1895, Barrett spent four months in Asia covering the Chinese-Japanese War for the Constitution and the New York World before marrying the former Janie Southerlin Smith on December 18 of that year.
Barrett moved to Alabama in 1896 and was elected as an Alabama delegate to that year's Democratic National Convention in Chicago. In 1898, he bought a controlling interest in the Daily State Herald from John Rountree and resumed publishing it under the older Birmingham Age-Herald name.
Barrett married the former Lewis Robertson Butt of Augusta on June 27, 1907. They raised two children, Edward Jr and Kitty. When Barrett died, management of the paper passed to his widow, Lewis, who had been involved in helping with the business. She managed the paper briefly before selling it to a group of partners.
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In 1885, August Chronicle editor Patrick Walsh persuaded Barrett to learn the newspaper business. He worked his way up at the paper from type setter to city editor.
In January 1889, Barrett became the Washington correspondent for the Atlanta Constitution. He remained in Washington until 1897, four years of which he spent as political secretary for Speaker of the House, Charles Crisp. In 1892, he was elected as a Georgia delegate to the Democratic National Convention.
In 1895, Barrett spent four months in Asia covering the Chinese-Japanese War for the Constitution and the New York World before marrying the former Janie Southerlin Smith on December 18 of that year.
Barrett moved to Alabama in 1896 and was elected as an Alabama delegate to that year's Democratic National Convention in Chicago. In 1898, he bought a controlling interest in the Daily State Herald from John Rountree and resumed publishing it under the older Birmingham Age-Herald name.
Barrett married the former Lewis Robertson Butt of Augusta on June 27, 1907. They raised two children, Edward Jr and Kitty. When Barrett died, management of the paper passed to his widow, Lewis, who had been involved in helping with the business. She managed the paper briefly before selling it to a group of partners.
Contributor: Bham85 (48240040)
Edward Ware Barrett was publisher of The Birmingham Age-Herald. The son of Thomas Glasscock and Grace Arrington (Ware) Barrett, Edward spent his early years in Augusta, Georgia and was educated at the Richmond Academy. He later took a three-year course in civil engineering at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.
In 1885, August Chronicle editor Patrick Walsh persuaded Barrett to learn the newspaper business. He worked his way up at the paper from type setter to city editor.
In January 1889, Barrett became the Washington correspondent for the Atlanta Constitution. He remained in Washington until 1897, four years of which he spent as political secretary for Speaker of the House, Charles Crisp. In 1892, he was elected as a Georgia delegate to the Democratic National Convention.
In 1895, Barrett spent four months in Asia covering the Chinese-Japanese War for the Constitution and the New York World before marrying the former Janie Southerlin Smith on December 18 of that year.
Barrett moved to Alabama in 1896 and was elected as an Alabama delegate to that year's Democratic National Convention in Chicago. In 1898, he bought a controlling interest in the Daily State Herald from John Rountree and resumed publishing it under the older Birmingham Age-Herald name.
Barrett married the former Lewis Robertson Butt of Augusta on June 27, 1907. They raised two children, Edward Jr and Kitty. When Barrett died, management of the paper passed to his widow, Lewis, who had been involved in helping with the business. She managed the paper briefly before selling it to a group of partners.
Contributor: Bham85 (48240040)
In 1885, August Chronicle editor Patrick Walsh persuaded Barrett to learn the newspaper business. He worked his way up at the paper from type setter to city editor.
In January 1889, Barrett became the Washington correspondent for the Atlanta Constitution. He remained in Washington until 1897, four years of which he spent as political secretary for Speaker of the House, Charles Crisp. In 1892, he was elected as a Georgia delegate to the Democratic National Convention.
In 1895, Barrett spent four months in Asia covering the Chinese-Japanese War for the Constitution and the New York World before marrying the former Janie Southerlin Smith on December 18 of that year.
Barrett moved to Alabama in 1896 and was elected as an Alabama delegate to that year's Democratic National Convention in Chicago. In 1898, he bought a controlling interest in the Daily State Herald from John Rountree and resumed publishing it under the older Birmingham Age-Herald name.
Barrett married the former Lewis Robertson Butt of Augusta on June 27, 1907. They raised two children, Edward Jr and Kitty. When Barrett died, management of the paper passed to his widow, Lewis, who had been involved in helping with the business. She managed the paper briefly before selling it to a group of partners.
Contributor: Bham85 (48240040)
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