Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baron Burnham

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Edward Levy-Lawson

Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baron Burnham KCVO (born December 28, 1833 in London , † January 9, 1916 ibid) was a British newspaper publisher .

Levy-Lawson was the son of Joseph Moses Levy , who acquired The Daily Telegraph in 1855 . In 1875 he was allowed to change his last name from Levy to Levy-Lawson. He took over the position of editor of the newspaper early on and became its owner after the death of his father in 1888.

After he had already been raised to Baronet , of Hall Barn in the County of Buckingham , in 1892 , he was awarded the title of Baron Burnham , of Hall Barn in the Parish of Beaconsfield in the County of Buckingham, in 1903 . He then gave the newspaper to his son Harry (1862–1933).

Marriage and offspring

Since 1862 he was married to Harriette Georgiana Webster († 1897). He had three children with her:

  • Hon. Edith Maude Webster Levy-Lawson († 1937), ∞ Sir Edward Hulse, 6th Baronet (1859–1903)
  • Harry Lawson Webster Levy-Lawson, 1st Viscount Burnham (1862-1933)
  • William Arnold Webster Levy-Lawson, 3rd Baron Burnham (1864-1943)

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SURNAME Levy-Lawson, Edward, 1st Baron Burnham
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Levy-Lawson, Edward
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British newspaper publisher
DATE OF BIRTH December 28, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH January 9, 1916
Place of death London