Sir William Linton Andrews (27 May 1886 – 27 September 1972) was a British journalist and newspaper editor.

Early life

Andrews was born in

Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, inland from the North Sea and south-east ...

on 27 May 1886. He was the son of William Andrews and Jeanie Leslie Andrews. He was educated at

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. He was married to Gertrude Douglas. He died on 27 September 1972, aged 86.

Career

His first stint of journalism was for the ''

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''. He worked as a journalist for a number of local newspapers. He became editor of the ''

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'' from 1923 until it merged with the ''

Yorkshire Post ''The Yorkshire Post'' is a daily broadsheet newspaper, published in Leeds in Yorkshire, England. It primarily covers stories from Yorkshire although its masthead carries the slogan "Yorkshire's National Newspaper". It was previously owned by ...

'' in 1939. He then succeeded Arthur Mann as editor of the Yorkshire Post.

Distinctions

Andrews was a president of the Guild of British Newspaper Editors. He was also a founder member of the Press Council, and served as its Chairman between 1955–1959. Andrews was knighted in 1954.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrews, Linton British journalists People from Kingston upon Hull 1876 births 1972 deaths