Joseph Medill Patterson

Joseph Medill Patterson
Joseph Medill Patterson
Born(1879-01-06)January 6, 1879
DiedMay 26, 1946(1946-05-26) (aged 67)
OccupationJournalist
Notable credit(s)The Chicago Tribune
Daily News
Spouses
  • Alice Higinbotham
  • Mary King
ChildrenAlicia Patterson
Josephine Medill Patterson
James Joseph Patterson
Parent(s)Robert Wilson Patterson
Elinor Medill
RelativesCissy Patterson (sister)
Joseph Medill (grandfather)

Joseph Medill Patterson (January 6, 1879 – May 26, 1946) was an American journalist, publisher and founder of the Daily News in New York. At the time of his death the Daily News maintained a Sunday circulation of 4.5 million copies, the largest circulation of any paper in the United States.