Edwin William Stephens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetEdwin William Stephens
American publisher
Date of Birth: 21-Jan-1849
Place of Birth: Columbia, Missouri, United States
Date of Death: 23-May-1931
Profession: journalist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Edwin William Stephens
- Edwin William Stephens or E.W.
- Stephens was an American publisher, journalist, and prominent leader in civic and religious affairs from Columbia, Missouri.
- He founded E.W.
- Stephens Publishing Company and published a daily newspaper known as the Columbia Herald.
- A prominent baptist, he was president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
- In 1911 he chaired the committee that designed and built the Missouri State Capitol.
- He served president of the board of curators of both the University of Missouri and Stephens College, the latter being named after his father James Stephens.
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