Sir Edward Hulton, 1st Baronet (3 March 1869 – 23 May 1925) was a British newspaper proprietor and

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owner. In 1921, he was awarded a

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cy, of Downside in the

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, for public services during

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, which became extinct on his death in 1925.

Early life

Hulton was born on 3 March 1869 in Hulme,

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. He was the second son of Edward Hulton (1838–1904), a Manchester newspaper publisher, and his wife, Mary Mosley. He was raised as a

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and attended St Bede's Commercial College from 1878–85.

Newspapers

Hulton's father founded the '' Sporting Chronicle'' in 1871, the '' Athletic News'' in 1875 and the '' Sunday Chronicle'' in 1885. Hulton subsequently founded the '' Manchester Evening Chronicle'' in 1897 (renamed the ''Evening Chronicle'' in 1914), the ''Daily Dispatch'' in 1900 and the '' Daily Sketch'', a tabloid, in 1909. Edward Hulton and Co., of London and Manchester, a private company of proprietors, printers and

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s that owned a large group of

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s was sold for £6 million when Hulton retired due to illness in 1923. The newspapers sold, which were subsequently controlled by Lord Beaverbrook and Lord Rothermere, included: ''Sporting Chronicle'', ''Athletic News'', ''Sunday Chronicle'', '' Empire News'', ''

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'', ''Daily Sketch'', '' Sunday Herald'', ''Daily Dispatch'' and ''Evening Chronicle''. Most of these newspapers were sold again soon afterwards, to the Allied Newspapers consortium formed in 1924 (renamed Kemsley Newspapers in 1943 and bought by Roy Thomson in 1959). The newspapers Hulton founded have since merged with other newspapers. In 1955, the ''Daily Dispatch'' merged with the '' News Chronicle'', which was subsequently absorbed into the '' Daily Mail'' in 1960. The ''Evening Chronicle'' merged with the '' Manchester Evening News'' in 1963. The ''Daily Sketch'' merged with the ''Daily Mail'' in 1971.

Sport

Hulton owned a successful

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stable. With Richard Dawson training his horses, he was the British flat racing Champion Owner in 1916. That year his wins included the

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Fifinella capturing The Oaks and The Derby double. His horses Roseway and Straitlace won the 1919 1,000 Guineas and the 1924 Epsom Oaks respectively. He also registered his racing colours under the

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"Mr. Lytham". Edward Hulton was the chairman of Manchester City F.C. in the early 1900s.

Marriages and children

Hulton was first married to Agnes Moir Turnbull Wood in 1900. He had a son and a daughter by his second wife, Fanny Warris (1869–1940), whom he married in 1916. Warris was a

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artist, actress and singer, ''née'' Fanny Elizabeth Warriss or Wariss, also known by the

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Millie Lindon, and a cousin of the Rudge Sisters. Edward's son, Sir Edward George Warris Hulton (1906–1988), published magazines including '' Picture Post'' and '' Lilliput'', and was a member of the 1941 Committee. As Edward George Warris was born before his parents were married, he did not inherit the Hulton baronetcy which became extinct on his father's death in 1925. Edward George Warris had two sons and a daughter by his second wife Princess Nika Yourievitch. Edward's daughter, Betty Stevens (née Hulton; 1909–1932), died at the age of 22 following the birth of her son, Sir Jocelyn Stevens.

Death

Hulton died on 23 May 1925 at the age of 56 after a prolonged illness in Downside, and is buried in Putney Vale Cemetery in southwest London. The net value of his estate was £2,222,471. He bequeathed £5,000 to the Catholic Church of Our Lady and St Peter, Leatherhead, for which he previously helped finance a new church building completed in 1923.

Early life

Newspapers

Sport

Marriages and children

Death

References

Further reading