# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-rutherford-mccormick
# Generated: 2026-09-07T18:59:33.354Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/robert-rutherford-mccormick"
name: "Robert Rutherford McCormick"
slug: "robert-rutherford-mccormick"
description: "Robert Rutherford \"Colonel\" McCormick was an American publisher, lawyer, and businessman. A member of the McCormick family of Chicago, McCormick became a lawyer, Republican Chicago alderman, distinguished U.S. Army officer in World War I, and eventually owner and publisher of the Chicago Tribune newspaper. A leading Republican, McCormick opposed the New Deal and later opposed American entry into World War II. His legacy includes what is now the McCormick Foundation philanthropic organization."
tagline: "American lawyer, Army officer & newspaper owner (1880–1955)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Robert_R._McCormick_cph.3b30054.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Journalists"
  slug: "journalists"
profileType:
  name: "Journalist"
  slug: "journalist"
birthDate: "1880-07-30"
deathDate: "1955-04-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.34
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.241729333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Robert R. McCormick"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D8%B1._%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%83"
    title: "روبرت ر. ماكورميك"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D8%B1._%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%83"
    title: "روبرت ر. ماكورميك"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_R._McCormick"
    title: "Robert R. McCormick"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_R._McCormick"
    title: "Robert R. McCormick"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_R._McCormick"
    title: "Robert R. McCormick"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BA%2C_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82"
    title: "Маккормик, Роберт"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3436138"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump