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Pleasant A. Stovall
1857–1935
A Georgia newspaperman, politician, and diplomat, he moved easily from local public life to the international stage. Best known as the longtime editor and publisher of the Savannah Press, he later served as the U.S. minister to Switzerland during the Woodrow Wilson years.
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Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage
by Pleasant A. Stovall
About the author
Born in Augusta, Georgia, in 1857, Pleasant A. Stovall built a varied career in journalism and public service. He became closely associated with the Savannah Press, the newspaper he helped establish after moving to Savannah in the 1890s, and he remained an influential voice in the city for many years.
Stovall also served in the Georgia General Assembly before entering national service. In 1913, President Woodrow Wilson appointed him as the United States minister to Switzerland, a post he held through much of World War I.
His life reflects the wide reach a newspaper editor could have in his era: shaping opinion at home, taking part in politics, and representing the United States abroad. He died in Savannah in 1935, leaving behind a career that linked Southern journalism with public affairs on a larger stage.