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William D. Boyce

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Businessman and founder of Scouting in America (1858-1929)

United StatesFoundersLived 1858 to 1929 · aged 70
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William Dickson Boyce was an American newspaper man, entrepreneur, magazine publisher, and explorer. He was the founder of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and the short-lived Lone Scouts of America (LSA). Born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, he acquired a love for the outdoors early in his life.

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William D. Boyce, founder of American Scouting, c. 1912William D. Boyce, founder of American Scouting, c. 1912Newschildren, February 1910Newschildren, February 1910"The Boyce Building" at 500-510 North Dearborn Street, Chicago"The Boyce Building" at 500-510 North Dearborn Street, ChicagoEntrance to the "Boyce Building" at 500-510 North Dearborn Street, ChicagoEntrance to the "Boyce Building" at 500-510 North Dearborn Street, ChicagoBSA uniforms, 1917-18BSA uniforms, 1917-18Plaque on the Boyce Building honoring Boyce and his founding of the Lone Scouts of AmericaPlaque on the Boyce Building honoring Boyce and his founding of the Lone Scouts of AmericaWilliam D. Boyce, c. 1922William D. Boyce, c. 1922

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1926Silver Buffalo Award

Connected to William 3

Thomas WatsonAlso won Silver Buffalo AwardErnest Thompson SetonAlso won Silver Buffalo AwardThomas John Watson, Sr.Also won Silver Buffalo Award

Founders from United States 3

William Cornelius Van Horne47.3Carl Lindner Jr.47.3David Edgerton47.4

About this person

William Dickson Boyce was an American newspaper man, entrepreneur, magazine publisher, and explorer. He was the founder of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and the short-lived Lone Scouts of America (LSA). Born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, he acquired a love for the outdoors early in his life. After working as a schoolteacher and a coal miner, Boyce attended Wooster Academy in Ohio before moving to the Midwest and Canada. An astute businessman, Boyce successfully established several newspapers, such as The Commercial in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and the Lisbon Clipper in Lisbon, North Dakota. With his first wife, Mary Jane Beacom, he moved to Chicago to pursue his entrepreneurial ambitions. There he established the Mutual Newspaper Publishing Company and the weekly Saturday Blade, which catered to a rural audience and was distributed by thousands of newspaper boys. With his novel employment of newsboys to boost newspaper sales, Boyce's namesake publishing company maintained a circulation of 500,000 copies per week by 1894. Boyce strongly supported worker rights, as demonstrated by his businesses' support of labor unions and his concern for his newsboys' well-being.

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United States
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Founders
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Founder
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1858 to 1929 · aged 70
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13 languages

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