Antedating of "Founding Fathers"

[Fred Shapiro]

founding fathers (OED 1941 [1914 dating of first citation in OED is
erroneous], Yale Book of Quotations 1916)

1910 _Marion_ (Ohio) _Weekly Star_ 19 Feb. 1 (Newspaperarchive)  (heading)
An Iconoclast Hits Patriots ... A Boston Writer Whacks the Founding
Fathers.

Fred Shapiro


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