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June 11, 1929 (70 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
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Celebrities born on June 16
Born in 1858
Gemini named William
Entrepreneurs from Pennsylvania
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First name William
William D. Boyce
William Dickson Boyce was an American newspaper man, entrepreneur, magazine publisher, and explorer. He was the founder of the Boy Scouts of America and the short-lived Lone Scouts of America. Born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, he acquired a love for the outdoors early in his life. After working as a schoolteacher and a coal miner, Boyce attended Wooster Academy in Ohio before moving to the Midwest and Canada. An astute businessman, Boyce successfully established several newspapers, such as The Commercial in Winnipeg, Manitoba and the Lisbon Clipper in Lisbon, North Dakota. With his first wife, Mary Jane Beacom, he moved to Chicago to pursue his entrepreneurial ambitions. There he established the Mutual Newspaper Publishing Company and the weekly Saturday Blade, which catered to a rural audience and was distributed by thousands of newspaper boys.
BornWilliam Dickson Boyce, June 16, 1858, Plum, Pennsylvania
DiedJune 11, 1929, Chicago, Illinois
Resting placeOttawa Avenue Cemetery, Ottawa, Illinois
OccupationBusinessman
Known forAdventurer, Scouting founder
Spouse(s)Mary Jane Beacom (1884–1908) & (1913–1929), Virginia Dorcas Lee (1910–1912)

About William D. Boyce

Entrepreneur William D. Boyce was born on June 16, 1858 in Pennsylvania, United States (He dies at the age of 70, on June 11, 1929).

Publisher of newspapers and magazines, as well as the creator of the Boy Scouts of America.

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William D. Boyce before becoming famous

William D. Boyce was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1858 is also the year of Horse (馬) in the Chinese Zodiac.

At the age of 16, he began working as a schoolteacher and a coal miner.

Achievement of William D. Boyce

During the Boy Scouts of America's first years of existence, he personally funded the organization on a monthly basis.

William D. Boyce's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

On January 1, 1884, he married Mary Jane Beacom.

William D. Boyce Collabed with

Painter Norman Rockwell, who was noted for his work with the Boy Scouts of America, was a supporter of his organization.

Norman Rockwell (1894 - 1978) (Painter)
Norman Rockwell (1894 - 1978)

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William D. Boyce Income & Net worth

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