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Elisha Jay Edwards (often bylined as E.J. Edwards, and under the pen name Holland) (1847 - April 25, 1924) was a well-known investigative journalist and financial reporter of the late 19th and early 20th century.〔Wertheim, Stanley. (A Stephen Crane Encyclopedia ), p. 94 (1997)〕 He broke the story in 1893 of President Grover Cleveland's secret cancer surgery, which the administration denied.〔(6 July 2011). (A Yacht, A Mustache: How A President Hid His Tumor ), ''NPR''〕〔Algeo, Matthew. (The President Is a Sick Man ), p. 136-148 (2011)〕 Edwards graduated from Yale University in 1870, and its law school in 1873.〔(Intro note to Edwards article ), ''The Connecticut Magazine'', p. 619 (1907)〕 He served as Washington correspondent of the ''New York Sun'' from 1880-84, and editor of the ''New York Evening Sun'' from 1887-89. Starting in 1889 he began writing a long-running column as "Holland" which was carried in ''The Philadelphia Press'', ''Chicago Inter Ocean'', and ''The Cincinnati Enquirer''.〔〔(11 February 1918). (Holland ), ''The Wall Street Journal'' (glowing tribute to Edwards' work)〕 Edwards also had a personal and professional relationship with author Stephen Crane. Edwards also wrote a book titled, (Shad and Shed, Or, The Remarkable Adventures of the Puritan Brothers ). Edwards died in Greenwich, Connecticut at age 76 on April 25, 1924 after a brief illness, survived by his wife and three sons (Walter S., Charles H., and E. Jay Jr.).〔(27 April 1924) (Elisha Jay Edwards (obituary) ), ''The New York Times''〕〔(2 September 1932). (Mrs. Elisha J. Edwards (obituary) ), ''The New York Times''〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elisha Jay Edwards」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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