Ebenezer 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 Radithor, a popular patent medicine made from radium dissolved in water.
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Ebenezer McBurney Byers 12 April 1880 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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31 March 1932 (aged 51) Manhattan, New York
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Zodiac | Aries |
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