Elisha Jay Edwards
Elisha Jay Edwards (often bylined as E.J. Edwards, and under the pen name Holland) (1847 - April 25, 1924) was a well-known investigative journalist and financial reporter of the late 19th and early 20th century.[1] He broke the story in 1893 of President Grover Cleveland's secret cancer surgery, which the administration denied.[2][3]
Edwards graduated from Yale University in 1870, and its law school in 1873.[4] He served as Washington correspondent of the New York Sun from 1880–84, and editor of the New York Evening Sun from 1887-89. Starting in 1889 he began writing a long-running column as "Holland" which was carried in The Philadelphia Press, Chicago Inter Ocean, and The Cincinnati Enquirer.[1][5]
Edwards also had a personal and professional relationship with author Stephen Crane.
Edwards also wrote a book titled, Shad and Shed, Or, The Remarkable Adventures of the Puritan Brothers.
Edwards died in Greenwich, Connecticut at age 76 on April 25, 1924 after a brief illness, survived by his wife and three sons (Walter S., Charles H., and E. Jay Jr.).[6][7]
References
- ^ a b Wertheim, Stanley. A Stephen Crane Encyclopedia, p. 94 (1997)
- ^ (6 July 2011). A Yacht, A Mustache: How A President Hid His Tumor, NPR
- ^ Algeo, Matthew. The President Is a Sick Man, p. 136-148 (2011)
- ^ Intro note to Edwards article, The Connecticut Magazine, p. 619 (1907)
- ^ (11 February 1918). Holland, The Wall Street Journal (glowing tribute to Edwards' work)
- ^ (27 April 1924) Elisha Jay Edwards (obituary), The New York Times
- ^ (2 September 1932). Mrs. Elisha J. Edwards (obituary), The New York Times