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Rupert Talmage Craig |
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Athens,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
32° 12' 51.04454000004",
-95° 51' 48.13741000008"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Son of Henry Clay and Dana (Moss) Craig, was born on November 17, 1889, in Shiloh, Kentucky. He began setting type in a print shop at the age of 10 and at the age of 16 became the youngest licensed printer in Kentucky. He worked as a printer for several major U. S. newspapers before coming to work for the Athens Review in 1907. He purchased the Kemp News, a small town newspaper, and became its publisher at the age of 18. Craig married Kentuckian Clara E. Rhodes in 1911 and in 1912 they moved to Chandler, Texas, where he owned the Chandler Times newspaper. He purchased the Athens Review in 1916. The Athens Review became a successful daily newspaper. Craig's distinctive editorials on politics and local events earned him the respect of area citizens and prominent state and national politicians. He served as regent at Texas Woman's University, and was a member of the Texas Economic Commission, the Texas Centennial Commission, and the Texas State Democratic Executive Committee. The Southern Journalism Congress named him Country Editor of the South in 1938. Craig sold the Athens Review in 1941 after 25 years as publisher. He died in Athens on February 15, 1968; a U. S. Senator attended his funeral. Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845 - 1995
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Rupert Talmage Craig Historical Marker Location Map, Athens, Texas
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