Edward J. Noble
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For the Australian cricketer, see Ted Noble.
Edward John Noble (August 8, 1882 – December 28, 1958) was an American broadcasting and candy industrialist originally from Gouverneur, New York. He co-founded the Life Savers Corporation in 1913. He founded the American Broadcasting Company when he purchased the Blue Network in 1943 following the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) decree that RCA divest itself of one of its two radio networks.
Quick Facts Under Secretary of Commerce, Preceded by ...
Edward J. Noble | |
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Under Secretary of Commerce | |
In office 1939–1940 | |
Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
Succeeded by | Wayne Chatfield-Taylor |
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Born | Edward John Noble (1882-08-08)August 8, 1882 Gouverneur, New York, U.S. |
Died | December 28, 1958(1958-12-28) (aged 76) Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
Education | Syracuse University |
Alma mater | Yale University |
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