Volume III: Biographies

DAVIS, Paul

Business associate (1912-1915)

Thanhouser Career Synopsis: In 1912, Paul Davis, of the Paul Davis Banking Co., LaSalle Street, Chicago, was a major investor in the group which purchased the Thanhouser Company from Edwin Thanhouser.

Biographical Notes: In 1914, with John Burnham, Paul Davis was responsible for signing The Chicago Tribune to print the episodes of the 1914-1915 Thanhouser serial, The Million Dollar Mystery. Once this lead had been established, many other newspapers ran the serial as well. In 1915 Paul Davis lived at 119 Meadow Lane in New Rochelle.

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