Ray Stannard Baker
Journalist

Ray Stannard Baker Net Worth

Ray Stannard Baker was born in Lansing, MI on April 17, 1870. He was a muckraking journalist for the Chicago News-Record, McClure's, and The American Magazine, covering topics such as union strikes and race relations. He later became Woodrow Wilson's official biographer.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day April 17, 1870
Birth Place Lansing, MI
Age 149 YEARS OLD
Died On Jul 12, 1946 (age 76)
Birth Sign Aries

💰 Net worth: $1.6 Million (2024)

About

A muckraking Journalist for the Chicago News-Record, McClure's, and The American Magazine, he reported on such controversial topics as union strikes and race relations. He later became Woodrow Wilson's official biographer.

Before Fame

Early in his career, he wrote children's stories for a publication called Youth's Companion. In 1905, he published an article about a lynching that accused a town's administrators of looking the other way.

Trivia

His expansive work on Woodrow Wilson covered eight volumes and won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1940.

Family Life

He was born in Lansing, Michigan. He graduated from Michigan State University and subsequently studied law at the University of Michigan.

Associated With

His muckraking style inspired countless other Writers in later generations, including Jack Anderson, who investigated political corruption in Washington, D.C.

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