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American lawyer, newspaper publisher, and inventor (1872–1946)

Carlton Cole "Carl" Magee (January 5, 1872 – January 31, 1946) was an American lawyer and newspaper publisher.

He also patented the first practical parking meter.^[1] He was born in Iowa. Magee graduated from the Iowa State Normal School, now the University of Northern Iowa, in 1894.^[2] He moved to New Mexico in 1917 with his wife.^[3]

Magee founded the Magee's Independent in 1922, which would change its name to the New Mexico State Tribune in 1923 and to the Albuquerque Tribune in 1933.

The Tribune closed in 2008.

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Magee was important in bringing the Teapot Dome scandal to the fore. When a judge Magee had once accused of corruption knocked him down in a hotel lobby, Magee drew his pistol and fired, accidentally killing a bystander. Magee was acquitted of manslaughter, but moved to Oklahoma City to run the Oklahoma News.^[4]

While editor of the Oklahom