E. A. Bushnell

{{Infobox person | name = E. A. Bushnell | image =E. A. Bushnell - Art of Caricature 1904.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Elmer Andrews Bushnell | birth_date = {{Birth date|1872|07|30}} | birth_place = Bloomfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, US | death_date = {{Death date and age|1939|01|27|1872|07|30}} | death_place = Cincinnati, Ohio, US | nationality = | other_names = | occupation = Cartoonist | known_for = }} '''Elmer Andrews Bushnell''' (July 30, 1872 - January 27, 1939) was an American cartoonist, known for his political cartoons.<ref name=obit/> Historians Alan Marcus and Zane Miller have credited Bushnell with a part in the downfall of George B. Cox.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZdICm_W8xKwC&q=elmer+bushnell&pg=PA135 Artists in Ohio, 1787-1900: A Biographical Dictionary], by Mary Sayre Haverstock, Jeannette Mahoney Vance, Brian L. Meggitt; published 2000, by Kent State University Press (via Google Books)</ref>

==Biography== He was born on July 30, 1872, in Bloomfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, to Wells Andrews Bushnell and Emma Jane Bliss. He married Alice Mead Wicks on April 26, 1899, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. They then moved to Cincinnati.<ref name=obit/>

He first worked for the ''Cincinnati Post'' for several years, before working for the ''Cincinnati Times-Star''. He then joined a newspaper syndicate.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=W-pJAAAAMAAJ&q=bushnell Ohio Art and Artists] by Edna Maria Clark; published 1932 by Garret and Massie (via Google Books)</ref> He also worked for the ''New York Globe'' and the ''New York Journal''.<ref name=obit/>

He died on January 27, 1939, in Cincinnati.<ref name=obit>{{cite news |title=Elmer A. Bushnell, Cartoonist. Formerly on Globe and Journal in New York |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1939/01/28/archives/elmer-a-bushnell-cartoonist-formerly-on-globe-and-journal-in-new.html |quote=Elmer A. Bushnell, who created Doc, a short-eared, long-legged dog, for his cartoons ... |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 28, 1939 |access-date=2015-04-11 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |agency=International News Service |title=Cartoonist, {{sic|67|nolink=y}}, Dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2191632/elmer_andrews_bushnell_july_30_1872/ |quote=Elmer A. Bushnell, nationally known cartoonist, was dead today from pneumonia at the age of 67 {{sic}}. Born in Bloomfield, Ohio, he had worked on newspapers in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Memphis and New York. The widow survives. ... |newspaper=News Journal |date=January 28, 1939|via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2015-04-11 }}</ref>

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