About Linton Andrews
Lived 1886 – 1972 (aged 86). Linton Andrews was a journalist.
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 on 27 May 1886. He was the son of William Andrews and Jeanie Leslie Andrews. He was educated at Hull Grammar School. He was married to Gertrude Douglas. He died on 27 September 1972, aged 86.
His first stint of journalism was for the Sheffield Telegraph. He worked as a journalist for a number of local newspapers.
Andrews was knighted in 1954.
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Andrews, Sir (William) Linton, newspaper editor (1886–1972)
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Linton Andrews was a journalist.
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