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John St Loe Strachey (9 February 1860 – 26 August 1927), was a British journalist and newspaper proprietor.
Parliamentary Archives, Papers of John St Loe Strachey (1860-1927)
1860 births 1927 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford British male journalists Younger sons of baronets John (journalist) People of the Victorian era Deputy Lieutenants of Surrey {{England-painter-stub
John St Loe Strachey (9 February 1860 – 26 August 1927), was a British journalist and newspaper proprietor.
Life
Strachey was the second son ofSir Edward Strachey, 3rd Baronet
Sir Edward Strachey, 3rd Baronet (1812–1901) was an English man of letters.
Life
Born at Sutton Court, Chew Magna, Somerset, on 12 August 1812, he was eldest of the six sons of Edward Strachey (1774–1832) of the Bengal service of the East Ind ...
, and his wife Mary Isabella (née Symonds), and the brother of Edward Strachey, 1st Baron Strachie, and Henry Strachey. He was educated at Eton College
Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, C ...
and Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College () is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. One of Oxford's oldest colleges, it was founded around 1263 by John I de Balliol, a landowner from Barnard Castle in County Durham, who provided the f ...
, and later called to the Bar
The call to the bar is a legal term of art in most common law jurisdictions where persons must be qualified to be allowed to argue in court on behalf of another party and are then said to have been "called to the bar" or to have received "call to ...
, but chose to take up journalism as his profession. Between 1887 and 1925, he was editor of ''The Spectator
''The Spectator'' is a weekly British magazine on politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first published in July 1828, making it the oldest surviving weekly magazine in the world.
It is owned by Frederick Barclay, who also owns ''The ...
''. He was a close friend and confidant of the diplomat, Sir Cecil Spring Rice, with whom he corresponded for many years.
Strachey also edited (1896–1897) ''The Cornhill Magazine
''The Cornhill Magazine'' (1860–1975) was a monthly Victorian magazine and literary journal named after the street address of the founding publisher Smith, Elder & Co. at 65 Cornhill in London.Laurel Brake and Marysa Demoor, ''Dictionary ...
''.
Strachey's son John became a Labour
Labour or labor may refer to:
* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
politician and government minister.
His daughter Amabel married the architect Clough Williams-Ellis.
Publications
* ''The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography''See also
*Strachey Baronets
The Strachey baronetcy, of Sutton Court in the County of Somerset, England, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. This family was originally seated at Walden, Essex, where William Strachey was living under the rule of Edward VI. L ...
References
*External links
* *Parliamentary Archives, Papers of John St Loe Strachey (1860-1927)
1860 births 1927 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford British male journalists Younger sons of baronets John (journalist) People of the Victorian era Deputy Lieutenants of Surrey {{England-painter-stub