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Mark Barrington-Ward
British newspaper editor (1927–2021)
Mark Barrington-Ward (25 October 1927 – 23 October 2021) was a British newspaper editor.
Mark Barrington-Ward | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1927-10-25)25 October 1927[1] |
| Died | 23 October 2021(2021-10-23) (aged 93) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford[2] |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | Newspaper editor |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Barrington-Ward (died 2012) |
| Relatives | Robert McGowan Barrington-Ward (father), Simon Barrington-Ward (brother) |
Barrington-Ward was the son of Robert McGowan Barrington-Ward (1891–1948), who served with distinction in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry and was editor of The Times 1941–48.[3]
Like his father, Barrington-Ward studied at Balliol College, Oxford (reading modern history 1948–51), served in the DCLI and became a newspaper editor.[2]
He died on 23 October 2021 at the age of 93. He had four children and eight grandchildren.[4]
Barrington-Ward began in journalism as a trainee on the Manchester Guardian in 1951.[2] In 1955 he became the founding editor of the Uganda Argus.[2] In 1960 he joined the Westminster Press in England.[2] With the Westminster Press he was editor of the Northern Echo 1960–61, editor of the Oxford Mail 1961–79[5] and London Editor from 1979 until his retirement in 1992.[2] He also served as the President of The Uganda Society between 1957 and 1958
Barrington-Ward continued to live in Oxford after editing the Oxford Mail.[2] From 2004 to 2010 he was President of Oxford Civic Society.[2]
- Barrington-Ward 2010, p. rear cover.
- Dalyell, Tam (18 March 2010). "Geoffrey Woolley: 'Times' Letters Editor whose pages helped set Britain's public agenda". The Independent. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- "Last principal of tutorial college". The Oxford Times. 23 February 2012.
- Barrington-Ward, Mark (2010). Forty Years of Oxford Planning: What has it achieved, and what next?. Oxford: Oxford Civic Society. pp. author's biography on rear cover.