Sir William Linton Andrews (27 May 1886 – 27 September 1972) was a British journalist and newspaper editor.
Early life
Andrews was born in Kingston upon Hull on 27 May 1886. He was the son of William Andrews and Jeanie Leslie Andrews. He was educated at Hull Grammar School. He was married to Gertrude Douglas. He died on 27 September 1972, aged 86.
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.
His first stint of journalism was for the Sheffield Telegraph. He worked as a journalist for a number of local newspapers. 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.
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.
Andrews was knighted in 1954.
References
- Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service". nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Sir Linton Andrews". geni.com. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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| Preceded byArthur Mann | Editor of the Yorkshire Post 1939–1961 |
Succeeded byKenneth Young |