Eben Byers Golf player

Eben McBurney Byers (April 12, 1880 – March 31, 1932) was a wealthy American socialite, athlete, and industrialist. He won the 1906 U.S. Amateur in golf. He earned notoriety in the early 1930s when he died from multiple radiation-induced cancers after consuming a popular patent medicine made from radium dissolved in water.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Byers Eben McBurney
Birth dateApril 12, 1880
Nationality
United States
Date of deathMarch 31, 1932
Place of death
Manhattan , New York

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Arnold PalmerGolf player
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Ad GumbertBaseball player
A. W. TillinghastArchitect
Alexander HaysMilitary person

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External resources

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  2. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19070529&printsec=frontpage
  3. http://www.usgamuseum.com/researchers/usga_segl