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A Short Biography of Bruce Fairchild Barton

Author Name:

Bruce Fairchild Barton

Born As:

Bruce Fairchild Barton

Other Names:

Bruce Fairchild Barton

Born:

5 Aug 1886

Died:

5 Jun 1967




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Republican politician, writer and advertising executive                          
Selected Works:

The Man Nobody Knows - 1925                          
Was a descendant of the Rev. John Davenport, the founder of Yale University, and of New Haven, Connecticut, through his mother.                          
Barton wrote a letter to 24 rich men who all replied with at least $1,000 - 1925.

Credited with naming General Motors and General Electric

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 17th congressional district
1937-1941                          
Wrote hundreds of articles for popular magazines, offering readers advice and inspiration for pursuing the American dream.