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William C. Edgar

Biographical Notes

Date of birth: December 21, 1856, LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Date of death: December 2, 1932, Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota

William C. Edgar William Crowell Edgar. Editor, author, and journalist. Edgar's family moved from Wisconsin to St. Louis. He worked in a St. Louis business house, 1874-82; was manager of the Northwestern Miller, Minneapolis, beginning in 1882, and editor, 1886-1924. Established The Bellman, 1906, and served as editor and manager until 1919, when it was discontinued. Served as president of Miller Publishing Co. until retirement in 1924. In 1891 he organized a movement through which American millers gave a shipload of flour for the relief of Russian peasants, personally superintending its collection, shipment, and distribution, and receiving a gold flagon from the emperor of Russia in recognition of his services. In 1914 he directed the Millers' Belgian Relief Movement. In 1917 he assisted Herbert Hoover, food administrator, in perfecting the organization, regulation, and control of the American milling industry during the war. In 1918 he went to work in Britain, writing articles concerning the war spirit of the northwestern region of the United States. He was named Chevalier de l'Ordre de la Couronne (Belgium) and Officier de l'Instruction Publique (France). He received the bronze medallion from Le Comit National de Secours et d'Alimentation, Brussels, in recognition of relief work. He wrote several books during his career.

Selected Works

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Additional Resources

Sources used to prepare this author entry

The following bibliography may include links to Web sites that are no longer operable or have changed location. The sources are shown as they existed in the fall of 1999 when the entries were compiled.
  • Men and Women of America. New York: L. R. Hamersly & Co., 1910.
  • Little Sketches of Big Folks, Minnesota 1907. St. Paul: R. L. Polk, 1907.
  • Marquis, Albert N., ed. The Book of Minnesotans. Chicago: A. N. Marquis, 1907.
  • Minneapolis Journal, 25 Dec. 1924, p. 10.
  • Minneapolis Journal, 29 Nov. 1925, Editorial Section, p. 1.
  • Minneapolis Journal, 3 Dec. 1932, p. 1.
  • Minneapolis Journal, 5 Dec. 1932, p. 1.
  • Minnesota Alumni Weekly. Vol. 24, p. 339.
  • Minnesota Authors. St. Paul: Library Division, State Department of Education, 1934.
  • Minnesota History. Vol. 46, no. 4, p. 155.
  • Northwestern Miller and American Baker. 7 Dec. 1932, Vol. 172, no. 8, p. 598. Minneapolis: Miller Publishing Co., 1932.
  • St. Paul Pioneer Press, 3 Dec. 1932, p. 4.
  • Who Was Who in America. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1897-1942.
  • Who's Who in America. Vols. I-VII. Chicago: A. N. Marquis & Co., 1912.
  • "William C. Edgar and Family Papers, 1832-1949." St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society.
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