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William Dickson Boyce (June 16, 1858 – June 11, 1929) was an American newspaper man, entrepreneur, magazine publisher, and explorer. He was the founder of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and the short-lived Lone Scouts of America (LSA). [1] Born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, he acquired a love for the outdoors early in his life.
William Dickson Boyce In late October of 1909, a Chicago publisher who resided in Ottawa, Illinois, was on a business trip in London, England. Standing on a corner in a dense fog, utterly lost, he was approached by a young boy who inquired, “Sir, may I be of assistance.”.
William D. Boyce died of complications from pneumonia on June 11, 1929. His grave site in the Ottawa Avenue Cemetery is dominated by a statue of a Boy Scout. At his death, his newspapers and his fortune were in decline because the automobile and radio were bringing rural dwellers into mainstream America.
Oct 5, 2022 · William D. Boyce was a school teacher, outdoorsman, lumberjack, coal miner and an enterprising publisher. But he is best known as a founder of the Boy Scouts of America.
William D. Boyce was an American businessman and millionaire who owned numerous newspapers in the United States and Canada as well as a publishing company. In the early 1900s, he started to focus more on philanthropic projects than on business matters.
BSA Founded. In 1909, Chicago publisher William D. Boyce was visiting London, and as legend has it, lost his way in a dense London fog. A boy came to his aid and, after guiding the man, refused a tip, explaining that as a Scout he would not take a tip for doing a Good Turn.
May 2, 2013 · WILLIAM D. BOYCE. In 1909, Chicago publisher William D. Boyce lost his way in a dense London fog. A boy came to his aid and, after guiding the man, refused a tip, explaining that as a Scout he would not take a tip for doing a Good Turn.
