Fremont Older

Fremont Older
Older circa 1919
BornAugust 30, 1856
Appleton, Wisconsin
DiedMarch 3, 1935(1935-03-03) (aged 78)
OccupationNewspaper editor
SpouseCora Baggerly Older

Fremont Older (August 30, 1856 – March 3, 1935) was a newspaperman and editor in San Francisco, California for nearly 50 years and an important activist in the progressive social and political life of the era and area. He is best known for his campaigns against civic corruption, capital punishment, prison reform, and efforts on behalf of Tom Mooney and Warren Billings, wrongly convicted of the Preparedness Day bombing of 1916.

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