Laurence Leathe Winship (February 19, 1890 – March 3, 1975) was an American journalist who served as editor of ''

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'' from 1955 until 1965.

Biography

Winship was born in 1890 in

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. His father was an editor of the ''

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''. The younger Winship attended Somerville Latin School and graduated from

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in 1911. He joined ''

'' in 1912, was married in 1915, and served in the

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during World War I. Back with the ''Globe'', Winship rose quickly through the ranks to become editor of the Sunday edition. He was named managing editor in 1937, and became

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in 1955. Named editor by publisher William Davis Taylor, Winship was the first person to hold that title other than prior publishers (Taylor's father and grandfather) in 75 years. During Winship's tenure as editor, the ''Globe'' rose from third to first in the competitive field of what was then eight Boston newspapers. He served as editor until September 1965, when he retired from the role while continuing to write for the paper. He was succeeded as editor by his son

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, who served as editor until 1984. Winship and his wife, Ruth, had two sons and a daughter; they lived in

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. Winship died in 1975 at a hospital in neighboring

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References

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