Linton Andrews

British journalist and newspaper editor

Sir William Linton Andrews (27 May 1886 – 27 September 1972) was a British journalist and newspaper editor.^[1]

Early life

Andrews was born in Kingston upon Hull on 27 May 1886. He was the son of William Andrews and Jeanie Leslie Andrews.^[2] He was educated at Hull Grammar School.^[3] He was married to Gertrude Douglas.^[4] He died on 27 September 1972, aged 86.^[2]

Career

Andrews served as a subaltern in World War I with the Black Watch. He recounted his experiences in the J. A. Hammerton Great War book series I Was There.^[5]

His first stint of journalism was for the Sheffield Telegraph.^[6] He worked as a journalist for a number of local newspapers.^[3] He became editor of the Leeds Mercury from 1923 until it merged with the Yorkshire Post in 1939. He then succeeded Arthur Mann as editor of the Yorkshire Post.^[3]

Distinctions

Andrews was a president of the Guild of British Newspaper Editors. He was also a founder member of the Press Council, and served as its chairman between 1955 and 1959.^[7]

Andrews was knighted in 1954.^[6]

References

^ Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service". nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Sir Linton Andrews". geni.com. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Letters and papers of Sir William Linton Andrews - Archives Hub". jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
^ "Andrews, William Linton, Sir, 1886-1972". virginia.edu. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
^ Hammerton, J. A. I Was There:. Vol. 1. pp. 419–423.
^ ^a ^b "William Linton Andrews correspondence and papers - Leeds University Library". leeds.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
^ The Press and the People. London: General Council of the Press. 1959.

External links

"Andrews, Sir (William) Linton (1886–1972), newspaper editor". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30763. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
"Obituary: Sir Linton Andrews: an outstanding journalist". The Times. 29 September 1972. p. 16.