Amon G. Carter
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 69 years ago |
Date of birth | December 11,1879 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Texas |
United States | |
Date of died | June 23,1955 |
Died | Fort Worth |
Texas | |
United States | |
Place of burial | Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix |
Spouse | Minnie Meacham Smith |
Nenetta Burton Carter | |
Children | Ruth Carter Stevenson |
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ID | 725151 |
Amon G. Carter Life story
Amon G. Carter Sr. was the creator and publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and a nationally known civic booster for Fort Worth, Texas. A legacy in his will was used to create Fort Worth's Amon Carter Museum, which was founded by his daughter, Ruth Carter Stevenson, in January 1961.