William D. Boyce
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About
Newspaper and magazine publisher and founder of the Boy Scouts of America.
Before Fame
He began his employment as a schoolteacher and a coal miner at 16.
Trivia
He personally funded the Boy Scouts of America monthly during its first years of operation.
Family Life
He married Mary Jane Beacom on Janauary 1, 1884.
Associated With
His organization attracted such notables as Norman Rockwell, who was known for working with the Boy Scouts of America.