POINSETT, William B. - Revision history

Randylyon at 20:08, 22 February 2022

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	[[Image:19963A.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|596 West 11th. Photo courtesy: Old House Enthusiasts' Club House Tour, 1996]]POINSETT, William B. (Walnut, KS, Aug. 8, ~~1874~~--Dubuque, IA, May 20, 1954). With his family, Poinsett came to Dubuque in 1918 to manage the [[MYERS-COX COMPANY]] wholesale tobacco company. He purchased the firm in 1928 and retired as chairman of the board of directors of the company.		[[Image:19963A.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|596 West 11th. Photo courtesy: Old House Enthusiasts' Club House Tour, 1996]]POINSETT, William B. (Walnut, KS, Aug. 8, 1873--Dubuque, IA, May 20, 1954). With his family, Poinsett came to Dubuque in 1918 to manage the [[MYERS-COX COMPANY]] wholesale tobacco company. He purchased the firm in 1928 and retired as chairman of the board of directors of the company.

	Locally, Poinsett was a director of the Dubuque Rotary (1945), vice-chairman of the Dubuque County chapter of the American Red Cross (1947), member of the membership committee of the Dubuque Civic Music Association (1949), and member of the Chamber of Commerce fire prevention committee (1950).		Locally, Poinsett was a director of the Dubuque Rotary (1945), vice-chairman of the Dubuque County chapter of the American Red Cross (1947), member of the membership committee of the Dubuque Civic Music Association (1949), and member of the Chamber of Commerce fire prevention committee (1950).

	A founder of the National Association of Tobacco Dealers, Poinsett was a charter member of the Iowa Association. It was a relative, Joel Poinsett, a South Carolina statesman, for whom the Christmas flower, the poinsettia, was named.		A founder of the National Association of Tobacco Dealers, Poinsett was a charter member of the Iowa Association. It was a relative, Joel Poinsett, a South Carolina statesman, for whom the Christmas flower, the poinsettia, was named.

			Note: Year of birth proven by Linwood Cemetery website on Find-a-Grave.

	[[Category: Tobacco Merchant]]		[[Category: Tobacco Merchant]]
	[[Category: Homes]]		[[Category: Homes]]

Randylyon at 20:03, 22 February 2022

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	[[Image:19963A.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|596 West 11th. Photo courtesy: Old House Enthusiasts' Club House Tour, 1996]]POINSETT, William B. (Walnut, KS, Aug. 8, ~~1873~~--Dubuque, IA, May 20, 1954). With his family, Poinsett came to Dubuque in 1918 to manage the [[MYERS-COX COMPANY]] wholesale tobacco company. He purchased the firm in 1928 and retired as chairman of the board of directors of the company.		Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/38300915/person/271001823908/facts?_phsrc=gtc10&_phstart=successSource

			[[Image:19963A.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|596 West 11th. Photo courtesy: Old House Enthusiasts' Club House Tour, 1996]]POINSETT, William B. (Walnut, KS, Aug. 8, 1874--Dubuque, IA, May 20, 1954). With his family, Poinsett came to Dubuque in 1918 to manage the [[MYERS-COX COMPANY]] wholesale tobacco company. He purchased the firm in 1928 and retired as chairman of the board of directors of the company.

	Locally, Poinsett was a director of the Dubuque Rotary (1945), vice-chairman of the Dubuque County chapter of the American Red Cross (1947), member of the membership committee of the Dubuque Civic Music Association (1949), and member of the Chamber of Commerce fire prevention committee (1950).		Locally, Poinsett was a director of the Dubuque Rotary (1945), vice-chairman of the Dubuque County chapter of the American Red Cross (1947), member of the membership committee of the Dubuque Civic Music Association (1949), and member of the Chamber of Commerce fire prevention committee (1950).

Randylyon at 19:24, 18 November 2019

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	[[Image:~~poinsettt~~.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|596 West 11th. Photo courtesy: Old House Enthusiasts' Club House Tour, 1996]]POINSETT, William B. (Walnut, KS, Aug. 8, 1873--Dubuque, IA, May 20, 1954). With his family, Poinsett came to Dubuque in 1918 to manage the [[MYERS-COX COMPANY]] wholesale tobacco company. He purchased the firm in 1928 and retired as chairman of the board of directors of the company.		[[Image:19963A.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|596 West 11th. Photo courtesy: Old House Enthusiasts' Club House Tour, 1996]]POINSETT, William B. (Walnut, KS, Aug. 8, 1873--Dubuque, IA, May 20, 1954). With his family, Poinsett came to Dubuque in 1918 to manage the [[MYERS-COX COMPANY]] wholesale tobacco company. He purchased the firm in 1928 and retired as chairman of the board of directors of the company.

	Locally, Poinsett was a director of the Dubuque Rotary (1945), vice-chairman of the Dubuque County chapter of the American Red Cross (1947), member of the membership committee of the Dubuque Civic Music Association (1949), and member of the Chamber of Commerce fire prevention committee (1950).		Locally, Poinsett was a director of the Dubuque Rotary (1945), vice-chairman of the Dubuque County chapter of the American Red Cross (1947), member of the membership committee of the Dubuque Civic Music Association (1949), and member of the Chamber of Commerce fire prevention committee (1950).

Randylyon at 20:10, 15 November 2019

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	POINSETT, William B. (Walnut, KS, Aug. 8, 1873--Dubuque, IA, May 20, 1954)~~. Founder, National Association of Tobacco Dealers~~. With his family, Poinsett came to Dubuque in 1918 to manage the [[MYERS-COX COMPANY]] wholesale tobacco company. He purchased the firm in 1928 and retired as chairman of the board of directors of the company.		[[Image:poinsettt.png\|left\|thumb\|350px\|596 West 11th. Photo courtesy: Old House Enthusiasts' Club House Tour, 1996]]POINSETT, William B. (Walnut, KS, Aug. 8, 1873--Dubuque, IA, May 20, 1954). With his family, Poinsett came to Dubuque in 1918 to manage the [[MYERS-COX COMPANY]] wholesale tobacco company. He purchased the firm in 1928 and retired as chairman of the board of directors of the company.

	Locally, Poinsett was a director of the Dubuque Rotary (1945), vice-chairman of the Dubuque County chapter of the American Red Cross (1947), member of the membership committee of the Dubuque Civic Music Association (1949), and member of the Chamber of Commerce fire prevention committee (1950).		Locally, Poinsett was a director of the Dubuque Rotary (1945), vice-chairman of the Dubuque County chapter of the American Red Cross (1947), member of the membership committee of the Dubuque Civic Music Association (1949), and member of the Chamber of Commerce fire prevention committee (1950).
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Randylyon at 02:55, 3 April 2018

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	POINSETT, William B. (Walnut, KS, Aug. 8, 1873--Dubuque, IA, May 20, 1954). Founder, National Association of Tobacco Dealers. With his family, Poinsett came to Dubuque in 1918 to manage the [[MYERS-COX COMPANY]] wholesale tobacco company. He purchased the firm in 1928 and retired as chairman of the board of directors of the company.		POINSETT, William B. (Walnut, KS, Aug. 8, 1873--Dubuque, IA, May 20, 1954). Founder, National Association of Tobacco Dealers. With his family, Poinsett came to Dubuque in 1918 to manage the [[MYERS-COX COMPANY]] wholesale tobacco company. He purchased the firm in 1928 and retired as chairman of the board of directors of the company.

			Locally, Poinsett was a director of the Dubuque Rotary (1945), vice-chairman of the Dubuque County chapter of the American Red Cross (1947), member of the membership committee of the Dubuque Civic Music Association (1949), and member of the Chamber of Commerce fire prevention committee (1950).

	A founder of the National Association of Tobacco Dealers, Poinsett was a charter member of the Iowa Association. It was a relative, Joel Poinsett, a South Carolina statesman, for whom the Christmas flower, the poinsettia, was named.		A founder of the National Association of Tobacco Dealers, Poinsett was a charter member of the Iowa Association. It was a relative, Joel Poinsett, a South Carolina statesman, for whom the Christmas flower, the poinsettia, was named.

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Randylyon at 18:03, 13 November 2014

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	POINSETT, William B. (Walnut, KS, Aug. 8, 1873--Dubuque, IA, May 20, 1954). Founder, National Association of Tobacco Dealers. With his family, Poinsett came to Dubuque in 1918 to manage the [[MYERS-COX ~~AND~~ COMPANY]] wholesale tobacco company. He purchased the firm in 1928 and retired as chairman of the board of directors of the company.		POINSETT, William B. (Walnut, KS, Aug. 8, 1873--Dubuque, IA, May 20, 1954). Founder, National Association of Tobacco Dealers. With his family, Poinsett came to Dubuque in 1918 to manage the [[MYERS-COX COMPANY]] wholesale tobacco company. He purchased the firm in 1928 and retired as chairman of the board of directors of the company.

	A founder of the National Association of Tobacco Dealers, Poinsett was a charter member of the Iowa Association. It was a relative, Joel Poinsett, a South Carolina statesman, for whom the Christmas flower, the poinsettia, was named.		A founder of the National Association of Tobacco Dealers, Poinsett was a charter member of the Iowa Association. It was a relative, Joel Poinsett, a South Carolina statesman, for whom the Christmas flower, the poinsettia, was named.

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Randylyon at 18:03, 13 November 2014

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	POINSETT, William B. (Walnut, KS, Aug. 8, 1873--Dubuque, IA, May 20, 1954). Founder, National Association of Tobacco Dealers. With his family, Poinsett came to Dubuque in 1918 to manage the [[MYERS, COX AND COMPANY]] wholesale tobacco company. He purchased the firm in 1928 and retired as chairman of the board of directors of the company.		POINSETT, William B. (Walnut, KS, Aug. 8, 1873--Dubuque, IA, May 20, 1954). Founder, National Association of Tobacco Dealers. With his family, Poinsett came to Dubuque in 1918 to manage the [[MYERS-COX AND COMPANY]] wholesale tobacco company. He purchased the firm in 1928 and retired as chairman of the board of directors of the company.

	A founder of the National Association of Tobacco Dealers, Poinsett was a charter member of the Iowa Association. It was a relative, Joel Poinsett, a South Carolina statesman, for whom the Christmas flower, the poinsettia, was named.		A founder of the National Association of Tobacco Dealers, Poinsett was a charter member of the Iowa Association. It was a relative, Joel Poinsett, a South Carolina statesman, for whom the Christmas flower, the poinsettia, was named.

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Randylyon at 15:08, 19 March 2010

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	POINSETT, William B. (Walnut, KS, Aug. 8, 1873--Dubuque, IA, May 20, 1954). Founder, National Association of Tobacco Dealers. With his family, Poinsett came to Dubuque in 1918 to manage the ~~Myers-Cox~~ wholesale tobacco company. He purchased the firm in 1928 and retired as chairman of the board of directors of the company.		POINSETT, William B. (Walnut, KS, Aug. 8, 1873--Dubuque, IA, May 20, 1954). Founder, National Association of Tobacco Dealers. With his family, Poinsett came to Dubuque in 1918 to manage the [[MYERS, COX AND COMPANY]] wholesale tobacco company. He purchased the firm in 1928 and retired as chairman of the board of directors of the company.

	A founder of the National Association of Tobacco Dealers, Poinsett was a charter member of the Iowa Association. It was a relative, Joel Poinsett, a South Carolina statesman, for whom the Christmas flower, the poinsettia, was named.		A founder of the National Association of Tobacco Dealers, Poinsett was a charter member of the Iowa Association. It was a relative, Joel Poinsett, a South Carolina statesman, for whom the Christmas flower, the poinsettia, was named.

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	A founder of the National Association of Tobacco Dealers, Poinsett was a charter member of the Iowa Association. It was a relative, Joel Poinsett, a South Carolina statesman, for whom the Christmas flower, the poinsettia, was named.		A founder of the National Association of Tobacco Dealers, Poinsett was a charter member of the Iowa Association. It was a relative, Joel Poinsett, a South Carolina statesman, for whom the Christmas flower, the poinsettia, was named.

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POINSETT, William B. (Walnut, KS, Aug. 8, 1873--Dubuque, IA, May 20, 1954). Founder, National Association of Tobacco Dealers. With his family, Poinsett came to Dubuque in 1918 to manage the Myers-Cox wholesale tobacco company. He purchased the firm in 1928 and retired as chairman of the board of directors of the company.

A founder of the National Association of Tobacco Dealers, Poinsett was a charter member of the Iowa Association. It was a relative, Joel Poinsett, a South Carolina statesman, for whom the Christmas flower, the poinsettia, was named.

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