Arthur Leslie Cranfield (19 June 1892 – 9 October 1957) was a

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. Born in St Ives, then in

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, Cranfield attended St Ives Grammar School. During

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, he served in the

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as a captain and a brigade signalling officer. After the war, he became a journalist, working on a variety of local papers before, in 1922, becoming chief sub-editor for the ''

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'' In 1926, Cranfield was appointed as the first editor-in-chief of the Press Association. Two years later, he returned to the ''Evening News'' as assistant editor, then held the same post at the '' Daily Mail'' from 1930 to 1935, when he was chosen as the paper's editor. In 1939, he instead became managing editor of the ''

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'', then in 1941 moved to become editor of '' The Star''. Cranfield retired in 1957, and died later in the year.

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1892 births 1957 deaths British Army personnel of World War I English newspaper editors English male journalists Essex Regiment officers People from St Ives, Cambridgeshire Military personnel from Cambridgeshire {{Editor-stub