Geoffrey Dawson
British newspaper editor (1874–1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the English cricketer (born 1940), see Geoffrey Dawson (cricketer).
George Geoffrey Dawson (25 October 1874 – 7 November 1944) was editor of The Times from 1912 to 1919 and again from 1923 until 1941. His original last name was Robinson, but he changed it in 1917. He married Hon. Margaret Cecilia Lawley, daughter of Arthur Lawley, 6th Baron Wenlock, in 1919.
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Geoffrey Dawson | |
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Born | George Geoffrey Robinson (1874-10-25)25 October 1874 Skipton-in-Craven, Yorkshire, England |
Died | 7 November 1944(1944-11-07) (aged 70) London, England |
Education | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Occupation(s) | Civil servant, editor |
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