John le Sage
John le Sage | |
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Born | John Merry Sage 23 April 1837 |
Died | 1 January 1926 | (aged 88)
Occupation(s) | Journalist, editor |
Employer | The Daily Telegraph |
Spouses | Ellen Augusta Kent
(m. 1862–1865)Clara Ellen Scott
(m. 1868–1873)Elizabeth Lord (m. 1874–1926) |
John Merry le Sage (23 April 1837 – 1 January 1926), was a British journalist and newspaper editor.
Biography
Born in Clifton, Bristol, Le Sage was the son of John Sage and his wife Elizabeth, née Godfrey; Le Sage would adopt the "Le" for his last name during middle age. He began his career in journalism when he was employed as a reporter for The Torquay Directory and South Devon Journal, later working for the Western Morning News. In 1863, he obtained a position with The Daily Telegraph in London, beginning an association with the paper that would last for sixty years.[1]
Le Sage worked primarily as a foreign correspondent. Though not regarded as a great writer, he was best known for providing the first reports of the
Though Le Sage proved a successful editor, by the early 20th century he was having difficulties keeping up with changes in the journalistic profession. Hampered by his age and an unwillingness to delegate responsibility, he nonetheless continued on as editor and was knighted in 1918 in recognition for his services to journalism. Le Sage retired from his post in June 1923 and died on New Year's Day, 1926, at his home in Fulham.[2]
References
- ^ a b J. B. Firth, rev. Joseph Coohill, "Le Sage, Sir John Merry (1837-1926)", in The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, H.C.G. Matthew and Brian Harrison, eds. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004), vol. 33, p. 414.
- ^ J. B. Firth, rev. Joseph Coohill, "Le Sage, Sir John Merry (1837-1926)", in The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, H.C.G. Matthew and Brian Harrison, eds. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004), vol. 33, pgs. 414-415.