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About Edward Holmead Harte
Edward H. Harte was an American newspaper executive, journalist, philanthropist, and conservationist.
The son of Houston Harte, co-founder of the Harte-Hanks newspaper conglomerate, he had a decades-long relationship with that organization. For Harte-Hanks, he was an executive and journalist with various newspapers, including The Snyder Daily News, The San Angelo Standard-Times, and The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. He also served as vice chairman of Harte-Hanks from 1962 to 1987.
As a philanthropist, he donated tens of millions of dollars to a variety of charities and institutions. He was also a pioneer in environmental conservationism in Texas, notably spearheading successful land conservation campaigns on Padre Island and Mustang Island. In 2002, the National Audubon Society awarded him the Audubon Medal. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Edward Holmead Harte's Timeline
| 1922 |
December 5, 1922
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Pilot Grove, Cooper County, Missouri, United States
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| 2011 |
May 18, 2011
Age 88
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Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, United States
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