H. A. Gwynne

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Howell Arthur Gwynne
Kilvey, Wales, United Kingdom
Died26 June 1950(1950-06-26) (aged 84)
Little Easton, England, United Kingdom
OccupationNewspaper editor, author

Howell Arthur Keir Gwynne,

Morning Post from 1911 to 1937.[1]

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Early life

He was the son of Richard Gwynne, a schoolmaster and his wife Charlotte Lloyd, born at

Swansea Grammar School.[3]

Journalistic career

Gwynne (leftmost) with Kipling (rightmost) in South Africa

Gwynne began his career as a foreign correspondent in the Balkans, and then became the

First World War, supporting conscription and championing Lord Kitchener as the military leader that Gwynne believed was best qualified to help Britain win the war.[4] Gwynne also befriended Edward Carson, whose support for Irish Unionism Gwynne shared.[8] After the Russian Revolution, Gwynne became an outspoken opponent of Communism.[4]

Later, "[l]ike many another elderly

Poet's Corner at Westminster Abbey in 1936.[10]

Gwynne died at his home in Little Easton, Essex on 26 June 1950.[2][11]

Gwynne and The Protocols of the Elders of Zion

In 1920, Gwynne caused controversy when he wrote an introduction to a book titled The Cause of World Unrest. Gwynne's introduction argued that there was a Jewish conspiracy to promote Communism.[4] Gwynne cited the book The Protocols of the Elders of Zion (later exposed as a forgery) in his introduction. While Gwynne did not take a stance on whether The Protocols were authentic or not, he did claim that "the Jewish Bolsheviks" in Russia were "carrying out almost to the letter" the program outlined in The Protocols.[6] Gwynne's articles linking Jews and Communism resulted in him receiving a letter of complaint from the Jewish journalist Leopold Greenberg, who accused Gwynne of promoting Antisemitism.[6]

Works

References

  1. ^ a b Mee, Arthur, ed. (1921). Who's Who in Wales (1st ed.). Cardiff: Western Mail Limited. p. 170. Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b "Gwynne (family), of Kilvey, Swansea". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. 2001. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  3. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33622. (Subscription or UK public library membership
    required.)
  4. ^
    ISBN 1851094393
    (p.286)
  5. ^
    Doubleday & Co.
    p. 236. Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^
    ISBN 0714633712
    . Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ISBN 9780719061769
  8. ISBN 9780717109814
    (p. 109)
  9. Doubleday & Co.
    p. 379. Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  10. Doubleday & Co.
    p. 393. Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  11. ^ "Obituary: Mr. H. A. Gwynne". The Guardian. 27 June 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 20 October 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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Preceded by Editor of the
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1911–1937 		Succeeded by
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