William Franklin Switzler

William Franklin Switzler (March 16, 1819 - May 24, 1906) was an American lawyer, journalist, publisher, and historian from Columbia, Missouri.

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William Franklin Switzler
Born(1819-03-16)March 16, 1819
Columbia, Missouri
DiedMay 24, 1906(1906-05-24) (aged 87)
Resting placeColumbia Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
Occupationjournalist, publisher, historian
Notable work
Swizler's Illustrated History of Missouri, History of Boone County, Missouri

Biography
William F. Switzler to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, September 23, 1863
Mrs. William F. Switzler, nee Mary Jane Royall

William F. Switzler was born in Fayette County, Kentucky. In 1826 his family moved to Fayette, Missouri.

He studied law under Abiel Leonard and James Sidney Rollins, and practiced it for several years. In 1841 he started editing the Columbia Patriot eventually going into journalism business. He printed the Columbia Statesman; later in his life he edited the Chillicothe Constitution and Missouri Democrat (Boonville, Mo.).[1]

During the American Civil War, in 1863, he was appointed a provost marshal for the 9th District of Missouri.[2]

He served as a State Representative for Boone County, Missouri and twice, in 1866 and 1888 ran for Congress, unsuccessfully. In 1885 he was appointed Chief of the Bureau of Statistics in Washington, D.C.[3]

He published Switzler's illustrated history of Missouri, from 1541 to 1877 in 1979, and in 1882 — a History of Boone County, Missouri.

He died in Columbia, Missouri, aged 87.

His papers are preserved by the State Historical Society of Missouri.[4]

Family

He married Mary Jane Royall (1820-1879) of Columbia, Missouri in 1843, and they had three children.

Legacy

Switzler Hall on the David R. Francis Quadrangle at the University of Missouri is named after him.[5]

Works
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References
  1. Obituary for William F. Switzler, Christian County Republican, Ozark, Missouri, 31 May 1906, Page 6
  2. Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: William F. Switzler to James Rollins, Tuesday, February 24, 1863
  3. Christensen, Lawrence O. Dictionary of Missouri Biography. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1999
  4. Switzler, William Franklin (1819-1906), Papers, 1836-1905, State Historical Society of Missouri
  5. Spirits of Mizzou: William F Switzler, University of Missouri
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