Henry William Massingham
Henry William Massingham | |
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| Born | 25 May 1860 |
| Died | 27 August 1924(aged 64) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Political party | Labour(later) Liberal(early) |
Henry William Massingham(25 May 1860 – 27 August 1924) was an English journalist, editor ofThe Nationfrom 1907 to 1923.[1]In his time it was considered the leading British Radical weekly.[2]
Life
[edit]He joined London paperThe Starin 1888,[3]and was promoted to editor in 1890.[4]In 1888 as deputy editor toT. P. O'Connor[5]he had givenGeorge Bernard Shawhis break in journalism, appointing him deputy drama critic toBelfort Bax.[6]
He edited theDaily Chronicle1897–1899, but in November 1899 was forced out because his editorial line on theSecond Boer Warwas hostile to the government.[7]
His departure fromThe Nationwas a matter of party politics: he had broken from theLiberalsunderDavid Lloyd George,in favour of theLabour Party.A change of ownership was putting control in the hands ofJohn Maynard Keynes,a Liberal. In July 1914, with the threat of war and refusal of the government to deny the possibility of British involvement, Massingham andH. N. Brailsfordvoiced their opposition to intervention inThe Nationas did other Liberals in theManchester Guardian, The Economist,andDaily News.[8]
Massingham during the short remainder of his life was a columnist, in theChristian Science MonitorandThe Spectator.[9]
Family
[edit]Massingham married Emma Jane Snowdon by whom he had his family. After her death he married her sister Ellen Snowdon. They were two of the daughters of Henry Snowdon of St. Leonards Priory in Norwich.
Massingham was also the father of Dr.Richard Massinghamwho became well known for his direction of public information films at about the time of World War II. The writerHarold J. Massinghamwas another son, and the playwright and actressDorothy Massinghamwas his daughter.
References
[edit]- ^"Magazine Data Page 219".Philsp.com.Retrieved19 November2014.
- ^Richard A. Rempel (editor),The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell(2003), p. 3.
- ^"Massingham, Henry William".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography(online ed.). Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/34923.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^Havighurst, Alfred F. (1974).Radical Journalist: H. W. Massingham (1860-1924).Cambridge University Press.Retrieved18 May2019.
- ^[1]ArchivedJuly 25, 2008, at theWayback Machine
- ^Michael Holroyd,Bernard Shaw(1997 one-volume edition), p. 121.
- ^Alfred F. Havighurst,Britain in Transition: The Twentieth Century(1985), p. 9.
- ^Pearce, Cyril (2014).Comrades in Conscience. The story of an English community's opposition to the Great War.London: Francis Boutle Publishers. p. 49.ISBN978-1-903427-82-8.
- ^"The Press: Massingham Laments".TIME.com.22 October 1923. Archived fromthe originalon December 22, 2008.Retrieved19 November2014.
Further reading
[edit]- Why We Came to Help Belgium,online text
- H. W. M.: A selection from the writings of H. W. Massingham(1925)
- Alfred F. Havighurst (1974),Radical Journalist: H.W. Massingham, 1860-1924
External links
[edit]- Works by or about Henry William Massinghamat theInternet Archive
- Spartacus page
- Newspaper clippings about Henry William Massinghamin the20th Century Press Archivesof theZBW
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