death_date death_place birth_place birth_date spouse image article_title name occupation
december 24 , 1955 st. louis , missouri , u.s. missouri , u.s. september 10 , 1870 adda bush -lrb- m. 1894-death -rrb- william h. danforth.jpg william h. danforth
 william danforth founder , ralston purina
william h. danforth

william h. danforth -lrb- september 10 , 1870 -- december 24 , 1955 -rrb- founded ralston-purina in st. louis , missouri in 1894 .
he was a co-founder of the american youth foundation -lrb- ayf -rrb- and the author of the book , `` i dare you ! '' .
