Eugene C. Pulliam
| Eugene C. Pulliam | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Eugene Collins Pulliam May 3, 1889 Ulysses, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | June 23, 1975 (aged 86) Arizona, U.S. |
| Alma mater | DePauw University |
| Occupation | newspaper publisher, businessman |
| Spouse(s) | Myrta Pulliam (-1917, her death) Martha Ott Pulliam (1919-1941, divorced) Nina Mason Pulliam (1941-1975, his death) |
| Children |
Eugene S. Pulliam Martha Corrine Pulliam Quayle |
| Parent(s) | Irvin Brown Pulliam Martha Ellen Collins Pulliam |
| Relatives |
Dan Quayle (grandson) Marilyn Quayle (granddaughter-in-law) Ben Quayle (great-grandson) Tucker Quayle (great-grandson) Corrine Quayle (great-granddaughter) Myrta Pulliam (granddaughter) Everett Quayle (great-great-granddaughter) Tiffany Crane Quayle (great-granddaughter-in-law) James C. Quayle (son-in-law) Jane Bleecker (daughter-in-law) |
Eugene Collins Pulliam (May 3, 1889 – June 23, 1975) was an American newspaper publisher and businessman who was the founder and longtime president of Central Newspapers Inc., a multibillion-dollar media corporation. He was the maternal grandfather of Dan Quayle, the 44th Vice President of the United States.
Pulliam was born in a sod dugout house in Ulysses, Kansas, the son of the Reverend Irvin Brown and Martha Ellen (Collins) Pulliam, Methodist missionaries sent to plant churches in the frontier towns of western Kansas. The Pulliams moved frequently and young Eugene grew up in a variety of dusty prairie towns. Pulliam got his first taste of the newspaper business as a six-year-old paperboy selling papers to Missouri Pacific Railroad passengers at the railroad station in Chanute, Kansas.
In 1907, Pulliam entered DePauw University in Indiana. At DePauw, Pulliam was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Psi Phi chapter) and founded the DePauw Daily, a student newspaper. He also helped found Sigma Delta Chi.
Pulliam dropped out of college after his junior year and moved to Atchison, Kansas where he got a job at the Atchison Champion. A few months later, he received a job offer from The Kansas City Star, then the largest newspaper in the lower Midwest. He moved to Kansas City and became a reporter.
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