William Shearer
Toronto Daily Star, April 24 1935
A search revealed a few links to information about Mr. Shearer:
- A TIME magazine article from 1929 that describes his efforts in more detail. Shearer eventually sued the three shipbuilding companies who employed him as a lobbyist: he had been paid $51,230 and claimed that he was owed $257,655.
- A speech from President Herbert Hoover that discussed Shearer's efforts to impede disarmament proceedings.
- Press photos of him from 1929 and 1932.
- Video footage of him and his lawyer from 1929.
- He wrote a novel in 1926.
I couldn't find any record of him that was later than the photo above. William B. Shearer is not to be confused with William L. Shirer, who wrote The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.
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