Stovall, Pleasant A., 1857-1935

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Pleasant Alexander Stovall (1857-1935) was born in Augusta, Georgia. He attended a private boy's school in Augusta, where Woodrow Wilson was a classmate. In 1885, Stovall married Mary Ganahl also of Augusta. They moved to Savannah in 1891 where Stovall and David Robinson established the Savannah Press. Stovall represented Chatham County in the Georgia General Assembly from 1902 until 1906 and again 1912-1913. In June, 1913, President Woodrow Wilson appointed Stoval as minister to Switzerland, a post he held until May, 1920, when he reigned to return to his editorial work and political activities. He was the author of Robert Toombs, Statesman, Speaker, Sage (1892), Switzerland and the World War (1939), and a collection of impressions written while he was minister to Switzerland and published after his death.

From the description of Pleasant Alexander Stovall papers, 1846-1974. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 157010795

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associatedWith Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1841-1935. person
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associatedWith Low, Juliette Gordon, 1860-1927. person
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Birth 1857

Death 1935

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