Alfred Powell Wadsworth (26 August 1891
[''1939 England and Wales Register''] – 4 November 1956) was a British journalist, author, and editor of ''
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...
'' from 1944 until his death in 1956.
Wadsworth became editor in 1944, when he succeeded
William Percival Crozier
William Percival Crozier (1 August 1879 – 16 April 1944) was a British journalist and editor of the '' Manchester Guardian'' from 1932, when he succeeded Ted Scott, who had died in a sailing accident, until his death in 1944.
Crozier was ...
.
Wadsworth died on 4 November 1956, aged 65.
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1956 deaths
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