Title: William Franklin Switzler
Content:  William Franklin Switzler (March 16, 1819 – May 24, 1906) was an American lawyer, journalist, publisher, and historian from Columbia, Missouri.
Title: William Franklin Switzler
Content:  William F. Switzler was born in Fayette County, Kentucky. In 1826 his family moved to Fayette, Missouri. He studied law under Abiel Leonard and James Sidney Rollins, and practiced it for several years. In 1841 he started editing the Columbia Patriot eventually going into journalism business. He printed the Columbia Statesman; later in his life he edited the Chillicothe Constitution and Missouri Democrat (Boonville, Mo.). During the American Civil War, in 1863, he was appointed a provost marshal for the 9th District of Missouri. He served as a State Representative for Boone County, Missouri and twice, in 1866 and 1888 ran for Congress, unsuccessfully. In 1885 he was appointed Chief of the Bureau of Statistics in Washington, D.C. He published Switzler's illustrated history of Missouri, from 1541 to 1877 in 1879, and in 1882 — a History of Boone County, Missouri. He died in Columbia, Missouri, aged 87. His papers are preserved by the State Historical Society of Missouri.
Title: William Franklin Switzler
Content:  He married Mary Jane Royall (1820-1879) of Columbia, Missouri in 1843, and they had three children.
Title: Frank Switzer
Content:  Franklin Louis Schweitzer, last name also spelt Sweitzer, Switzer, or Swietzer, (December 13, 1882 &ndash; March 28, 1970) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who was active in the early days of professional hockey, from 1901–1911. Switzer was born in Stratford, Ontario.
Title: William Franklin Switzler
Content: Switzler, William F., et al. Switzler's illustrated history of Missouri, from 1541 to 1877. St. Louis: C. R. Barns. 1879. ; Switzler, William F. History of Boone County, Missouri. Written and comp. from the most authentic official and private sources; including a history of its townships, towns, and villages. Together with a condensed history of Missouri; the city of St. Louis ... biographical sketches and portraits of prominent citizens. St. Louis, Western Historical Company, 1882. 
Title: Harold Switzer
Content:  Switzer was born in Paris, Illinois, the first son of George Frederick and Gladys C. Shanks Switzer. He and younger brother, Carl, became famous around their hometown for their musical talent and performances; both sang and played a number of instruments.
Title: Fritz Schwarz (architect)
Content:  Fritz Schwarz (born 29 April 1930 in Zurich) is a Swiss architect.
Title: Stanley Switlik
Content:  Stanley Switlik was a parachute pioneer. Born in 1890 in Galicia, now part of Poland, he immigrated to the United States at the age of 16. Originally, his company made heavy sewn items such as golf bags and mailbags.
Title: Stanley Switlik
Content:  The Stanley Switlik Elementary school in Marathon, Florida is named for him, as is the Switlik Elementary School in Jackson, New Jersey. Switlik Residents Hall at Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey is also named after Stanley Switlik. He served on the Board of Trustees of Rider for 16 years and received an honorary degree in 1954.
Title: Tom Switzer
Content:  Switzer was born in 1971 in Dallas, Texas, and grew up in Sydney. He attended St Aloysius' College in Kirribilli, where he was an Australian schools track and field champion in 1989, and was trained by Australian Olympic coach Jackie Byrnes. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in History (First Class Honours) in 1993; and a Masters in International Relations in 1994; both from the University of Sydney.

Question: In what city was William Franklin Switzler born?
Answer: Columbia.
Columbia, Missouri.