Edward S. Cunningham
Sir Edward Sheldon Cunningham (21 July 1859[1] – 28 April 1957[2]) was the editor of the Melbourne Argus from 1906 to 1928.
Biography
Cunningham was born at De Witt Street,
He joined The Age as a political reporter in 1879.[1] One of his earliest "scoops" was to witness the arrival of the wounded and recently captured Ned Kelly at the North Melbourne station[5] when other reporters had assumed he would be taken to the Spencer Street headquarters.[6] His reports of the trial of Kelly were models of lucid reporting. Shortly after, at the instigation of David Watterston, he joined The Argus as a parliamentary reporter.
He succeeded Watterston as editor of The Argus in 1906[7] and retired in December 1928, succeeding Watterston on the company's board of management.[8]
He was knighted in 1936 and retired from The Argus board of management in 1938.[1]
Personal
Cunningham married Maud Mary Jackson (died 1931) at Sandhurst (now part of Bendigo) on 29 September 1886.[9] They had no children.[2]
Recognition
- He was conferred with the honorary title of Doctor of Laws by the University of Glasgow in 1909, and until his knighthood was commonly referred to as "Dr Cunningham".
- His name appears on the Australian Media Hall of Fame.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Sir E. Cunningham, 95, Today". The Age. No. 30956. Victoria, Australia. 21 July 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 24 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c d John Salmond (1981). Australian Dictionary of Biography: 'Cunningham, Sir Edward Sheldon (1859–1957)'. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 15, 461. Victoria, Australia. 18 January 1896. p. 1. Retrieved 24 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Courier (Hobart). Vol. XXIX, no. 2627. Tasmania, Australia. 1 August 1855. p. 2. Retrieved 24 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Arrival of Ned Kelly in Melbourne". The Age. No. 7917. Victoria, Australia. 29 June 1880. p. 3. Retrieved 25 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b Andrew Rule. "Edward Cunningham". Melbourne Press Club. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Journalistic". The Mercury (Hobart). Vol. LXXXVI, no. 11, 329. Tasmania, Australia. 7 July 1906. p. 5. Retrieved 25 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- Queensland Times. Queensland, Australia. 9 January 1929. p. 4. Retrieved 25 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Family Notices". Bendigo Advertiser. Vol. XXXIII, no. 9, 739. Victoria, Australia. 2 October 1886. p. 2. Retrieved 25 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.