Mark Barrington-Ward
Mark Barrington-Ward | |
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Robert McGowan Barrington-Ward (father), (brother)Simon Barrington-Ward |
Mark Barrington-Ward (25 October 1927 – 23 October 2021) was a British newspaper editor.
Life
Barrington-Ward was the son of
Robert McGowan Barrington-Ward (1891–1948), who served with distinction in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry and was editor of The Times 1941–48.[3]
Like his father, Barrington-Ward studied at
modern history 1948–51), served in the DCLI and became a newspaper editor.[2]
He died on 23 October 2021 at the age of 93. He had four children and eight grandchildren.[4]
Newspaper career
Barrington-Ward began in journalism as a trainee on the Northern Echo 1960–61, editor of the Oxford Mail 1961–79[5] and London Editor from 1979 until his retirement in 1992.[2] He also served as the President of The Uganda Society between 1957 and 1958
Oxford
Barrington-Ward continued to live in Oxford after editing the Oxford Mail.[2] From 2004 to 2010 he was President of Oxford Civic Society.[2]
Notes
- ^ Mark Barrington-Ward obituary
- ^ a b c d e f g h Barrington-Ward 2010, p. rear cover.
- ^ Dalyell, Tam (18 March 2010). "Geoffrey Woolley: 'Times' Letters Editor whose pages helped set Britain's public agenda". The Independent. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ Barrington-Ward
- ^ "Last principal of tutorial college". The Oxford Times. 23 February 2012.
Sources
- Barrington-Ward, Mark (2010). Forty Years of Oxford Planning: What has it achieved, and what next?. Oxford: Oxford Civic Society. pp. author's biography on rear cover.