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Charles G. Ross

AKA Charles Griffith Ross

Born: 9-Nov-1885
Birthplace: Independence, MO
Died: 5-Dec-1950
Location of death: White House, Washington, DC
Cause of death: Heart Failure

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Government, Journalist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: White House Press Secretary for Truman

Died from a heart attack at his desk in the White House.

    High School: Independence High School, Independence, MO (1901)
    University: BA, University of Missouri (1905)

    White House Press Secretary 1945-50
    The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Contributing Editor, 1939-45
    The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Page Editor, 1934-39
    The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Chief Washington Correspondent, 1918-34
    Alfalfa Club 1946
    Sigma Chi Fraternity
    Heart Attack
    Pulitzer Prize 1932


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