Edward John Noble (1882 – 1958) was an American broadcasting and candy industrialist originally from Gouverneur, New York. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For the band see Broadcast (band Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or Video signals which transmit Candy, specifically sugar candy, is a confection made from a concentrated solution of sugar in water to which a variety of flavorings and colorants is added Gouverneur New York ( French for " Governor " may refer to Gouverneur (village New York Gouverneur (town New New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous He co-founded the Life Savers Corporation in 1913. Life Savers is an American brand of ring-shaped mints and artificially fruit-flavored hard candy. He founded the American Broadcasting Company when he purchased the NBC Blue Network in 1943 following the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) decree that RCA divest itself of one of its two radio networks. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. The Blue Network was the on-air name of an American radio production and distribution service from 1942 to 1945 which traced its formal origins back to 1927 RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986
Noble was born in Gouverneur, New York and educated in the public schools. He attended Syracuse University and graduated from Yale in 1905. Syracuse University (SU is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York. He founded the Life Savers Candy Company in 1913.
He was the first chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Authority. Governments have played an important part in shaping air transportation He also served as Undersecretary of Commerce under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1939-1940. The United States Secretary of Commerce is the head of the United States Department of Commerce concerned with business and industry the Department states its mission to in 1943, following the Federal Communications Commission's order that RCA divest itself of one of its two radio networks, he founded the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) when he purchased the NBC Blue Network.
In 1912, chocolate manufacturer Clarence Crane of Cleveland, Ohio invented Life Savers as a "summer candy" that could withstand heat better than chocolate. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Since the mints looked like miniature life preservers, he called them Life Savers. After registering the trademark, Crane sold the rights to the peppermint candy to Edward Noble for $2,900. Instead of using cardboard rolls, which were not very successful, Noble created tin-foil wrappers to keep the mints fresh. Pep-O-Mint was the first Life Savers flavor.
Noble was part of the St. Lawrence Seaway Project and was appointed to the advisory board by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954. The St Lawrence Seaway is the common name for a system of Canals that permits ocean-going vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general He owned Boldt Castle, the Thousand Island Club, and a summer residence on Wellesley Island. The ornamental street lights in the village park are all that remain of the gift of new street lights that were given to the village by Edward and his brother, Robert. The lights were in memory of their father.
Edward Noble died peacefully in his sleep on December 28, 1958. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Three hospitals and a foundation are named after him.
Edward John Noble, 4/4/90, currently attends Ampleforth college, and is champion at arms in the united Kingdom after his success in the summer with the school rifle team.