Authors and Illustrators Database

James Edmund Scripps

Born: 03/19/1835  London, England
Died: 05/28/1906
Parents: James Mogg Scripps, Ellen Mary Sandus Scripps
Spouse: Harriet Josephine Messinger
Children: Ellen Warren, Ellen Warren, Grace Messenger, William Edmund
Address(es):
Permanent:
Entrance: James E. Scripps Mansion (Now Scripps Park)--Detroit MI
Near intersection of Grand River and Trumbell
Detroit, MI

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Catalogue of the Scripps Collection of Old Masters, Designed to Illustrate the History of the Art of Painting from the Thirteenth to the Eighteenth Century Non Fiction Adult J. F. Eby & Company 1889
Five Months Abroad, or, the Observations and Experiences of an Editor in Europe Non Fiction Adult F. B. Dickerson & Company 1882
History of the Scripps Family
- Detroit: for private circulation 		Non Fiction, History Adult J. F. Eby & Company 1882
An Outline History of Michigan Non Fiction, Michigan History Adult Tribune Book and Job Office 1873
An Attempt to Establish the Descent of the Scripps Family from Anthony Pearson Non Fiction Adult J. E. Scripps
Trinity Church, Detroit
- (Publication Years: 189) 		Non Fiction
A Genealogical History of the Scripps Family and Its Various Alliances (Detroit
- Detroit: for private circulation 		Non Fiction, Michigan History Adult R. L. Polk

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Skills:
Author

Awards:

Name Date
Donated park to Detroit

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Michigan Authors, 3rd ed. 1993
American Authors and Books
American Authors, 1600-1900
Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography
Dictionary of American Authors
Dictionary of American Biography
A Dictionary of North American Authors
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography
Webster's American Biographies
Who Was Who in America
Who's Who in America

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Digby V. Bell Commercial School Business College Chicago, IL 1857
District School Rushville, IL 1844-1857

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Michigan Senator 1902
Owner
- Purchased 1891. 		Detroit Tribune Detroit, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1891
Founder
- Founded to test the existance of a market for a paper priced at one cent. Merged with Evening News after test was completed. 		Detroit Times Detroit, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1890-1892
Commissioned for art purchases
- Later to become Detroit Institute of Art. 		Detroit Museum of Art Detroit, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1889
Started Penny Press Penny Press Cleveland 1878
Founder
- The Evening News was incorporated as the Evening News Association. James E. Scripps held the majority interest. Other incorporators included his brother George, his half-brother Edward Wyllis Scripps, his sister Ellen Browning Scripps and a cousin, John S. Sweeney. 		Evening News Association Detroit, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1876
Founder
- later known as Detroit News 		Evening News 1873
Commercial Editor, Part Owner, Business Manager, Managing Editor Detroit Daily Advertiser Detroit, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1859-1873
Bookkeeper Chicago, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1857
Reporter Democratic Press Chicago, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1857-1858
- others in St. Louis, Cincinnati.
Founder
- These jointly owned daily newspapers (with brothers and sister) were first chain of daily newspapers in the country. 		Cleveland, St. Louis, Cincinnati

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