Alexander Grant Dexter (1896–1961) was a Canadian journalist in the mid-20th century. Dexter spent his entire career with the ''

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'', which he joined in 1912 at the age of 16. He served in

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from 1915 until he was invalided to England in 1917. For many years (1923–44) he was parliamentary reporter in Ottawa for

John Dafoe John Wesley Dafoe (8 March 1866 – 9 January 1944) was a Canadian journalist. From 1901 to 1944 he was the editor of the '' Manitoba Free Press'', later named the ''Winnipeg Free Press''. He also wrote several books, including a biography of Sir W ...

's ''Free Press''. He served as associate editor of the ''Free Press'' from 1946 to 1948, then as editor from 1948 to 1954. Dexter was very well-connected to official Ottawa. He sent detailed memoranda on politics and Ottawa intrigues to his employers. These have been preserved at

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and a collection of his wartime memoranda has been published.

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1896 births 1961 deaths 20th-century Canadian journalists Canadian military personnel of World War I Canadian newspaper editors Canadian newspaper reporters and correspondents Canadian male journalists Canadian political journalists Journalists from Manitoba Lord Strathcona's Horse soldiers Maria Moors Cabot Prize winners Writers from Winnipeg {{Canada-journalist-stub