John Morton-Finney was a Kentucky-born lover of learning. He grew up in a family of seven children in which poetry readings and political debates were common activities. He enlisted in the 24th Infantry in 1911 and received $15 a month while serving his country. Morton-Finney, who ultimately earned 11 academic degrees, was noted to have once said, “I saved my […]

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