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- Joseph Medill Patterson was born on January 6, 1879 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Dope (1914), A Little Brother of the Rich (1915) and The Fourth Estate (1916). He was married to Mary King and Alice Higinbotham. He died on May 26, 1946 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesMary King(1938 - May 26, 1946) (his death)Alice Higinbotham(1902 - 1938) (divorced, 4 children)
- Publisher, Playwright, Author, Public Official, Legislator, War Correspondent and Soldier.
- Elected to the Illinois state legislature in 1903 and later served as Chicago public works commissioner.
- Served as a captain during the First World War.
- Preferred to be called Captain in civilian life.
- Founded the New York Daily News in 1919 after studying British tabloid journalism during the war.
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