11 Facts About Nelson Poynter

Nelson Poynter was an American publisher and media proprietor.

Nelson Poynter was the owner of the Times Publishing Company, and the co-founder of the Congressional Quarterly.

Nelson Poynter's family moved to Florida nine years later when his father, Paul Poynter, bought the St Petersburg Times.

Nelson Poynter began buying stock from his father in 1935, and he became an editor in 1939.

Nelson Poynter stayed in this position until his father's death in 1950 when he was appointed president.

Nelson Poynter co-founded the Congressional Quarterly with his wife, Henrietta.

Nelson Poynter established the Nelson Poynter Fund in 1954 to honor his father.

Nelson Poynter gave generously to his two alma maters to enrich their journalism programs.

Nelson Poynter's most lasting legacies were to establish the Modern Media Institute, which was renamed the Poynter Institute after his death in 1978, and to will his majority share in the Times Publishing Company, which owns the St Petersburg Times, which likely saved the paper, and Congressional Quarterly.

Nelson Poynter was married three times: first to Catherine, then to Henrietta from 1942 until her death in 1968, and finally to Marian Knauss until his death.

Nelson Poynter died of a cerebral hemorrhage on June 15,1978 in St Petersburg, Florida.