C. P. J. Mooney

Charles Patrick Joseph Mooney (1865 – November 22, 1926) was an American newspaper publisher, becoming"one of the widest known newspapermen of the south".[1]

C. P. J. Mooney in 1924

Born at Bardstown Junction, Kentucky[2] Mooney was "tireless, combative and a devoutly Catholic teetotaler".[3] He was the managing editor of The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Tennessee, from 1896 to 1902, and again from 1908 until his death in 1926.[4] Mooney was also known for his temper, with one report stating:

Mooney once nearly killed a reporter who had shown up drunk in the newsroom. The two men brawled so violently in the office that other staff members had to separate them. Later, after the reporter approached Mooney on a Downtown street, apparently to apologize, the editor pulled a gun and fired a shot that missed only because another man shoved his arm just in time.[3]

References
  1. "Southern Editor Dies". Madera Tribune. November 22, 1926.
  2. Silver, James W. (1943). "C. P. J. Mooney of the Memphis "Commercial Appeal," Crusader for Diversification". Agricultural History. 17 (2): 81–89. JSTOR 3739317.
  3. Charlier, Tom. "The CA at 175: Reporting our own story". www.commercialappeal.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  4. "C.P.J. Mooney". memphislibrary.contentdm.oclc.org.


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