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Robert Rutherford " Colonel " McCormick (July 30, 1880 – April 1, 1955) was an American lawyer, businessman and anti-war activist. A member of the McCormick family of Chicago, McCormick became a lawyer, Republican Chicago alderman, distinguished U.S. Army officer in World War I, and eventually owner and publisher of the Chicago Tribune newspaper.
Robert R. McCormick (born July 30, 1880, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died April 1, 1955, Wheaton, Illinois) was an American newspaper editor and publisher, popularly known as Colonel McCormick. His idiosyncratic editorials made him the personification of conservative journalism in the United States.
Robert McCormick (22 July 1800 – 25 October 1890) was a British Royal Navy ship's surgeon, explorer and naturalist.
Robert McCormick may refer to: Robert R. McCormick (1880–1955), American publisher of the Chicago Tribune; Robert McCormick (explorer) (1800–1890), naturalist with the British Royal Navy; Robert McCormick (Virginia inventor) (1780–1846), American inventor, and progenitor of the McCormick family of Chicago; Robert McCormick, the ex-CEO of ...
Since 1955, the Robert R. McCormick Foundation has invested more than $1.7 billion to build thriving communities where all have the resources and opportunities to succeed. We envision a Chicagoland with educated and informed individuals who are engaged in improving their communities.
Apr 16, 2020 · In 1997, Tribune reporter F. Robert Ciccone wrote a laundry list of things McCormick (hence, the Tribune) hated, including liberals, the League of Nations, FDR, England, Henry Ford, New York, and the South.
Feb 19, 2003 · As editor-publisher of the Chicago Tribune, Robert R. McCormick came to personify his city. Drawing on McCormick's personal papers and years of research, Richard Norton Smith has written the definitive life of the towering figure known as The Colonel.
- Richard Norton Smith
The measure of Robert Rutherford McCormick’s 74 years of life could encompass many lives. Publisher, editor, media pioneer, and staunch defender of the First Amendment; war hero, explorer, and public servant; civic leader, attorney, and philanthropist.
McCormick was one of the most powerful, influential, and controversial newspaper owners in the world. Politically, he was an extremely conservative Republican who actively opposed President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s foreign policy and the New Deal.
Robert Rutherford McCormick (July 30, 1880 – April 1, 1955) was an American newspaper baron, owner of the Chicago Tribune, and popularly known as "Colonel McCormick."
