Edward Iliffe, 1st Baron Iliffe
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Edward Mauger Iliffe, 1st Baron Iliffe (17 May 1877-25 July 1960), was a British
newspaper magnate, public servant and Conservative
Member of Parliament
.
Iliffe was the son of William Isaac Iliffe, a publisher and Justice of the Peace
, of Allesley
near Coventry
. He was President and the principal proprietor of the Birmingham Post
and the Birmingham Mail
and owner of the Coventry Evening Telegraph
and the Cambridge Daily News. Iliffe was also Chairman of Iliffe & Sons, a Director of London Insurance and a Member of Lloyd's
as well as Deputy Chairman of Allied Newspapers Ltd and part owner of the Daily Telegraph (together with Lord Camrose
and Lord Kemsley
). During the First World War he was Controller of the Machine Tool Department at the Ministry of Munitions. He also sat as a Conservative
Member of Parliament
for Tamworth
from 1923 to 1929. Iliffe was knighted in 1922 and in 1933 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Iliffe, of Yattendon
in the County of Berkshire
, where he lived at yattendon Court.
Lord Iliffe married Charlotte, daughter of Henry Gilding, in 1902. He died in July 1960, aged 83, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Langton
. Lady Iliffe died in 1972.
United Kingdom
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newspaper magnate, public servant and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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.
Iliffe was the son of William Isaac Iliffe, a publisher and Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
, of Allesley
Allesley
Allesley is a civil parish on the northwestern edge of the City of Coventry, West Midlands, England, about 3 miles west of Coventry city centre. According to the 2001 census. the parish had a population of 805. Until recently it contained to a factory belonging to the car maker, Jaguar...
near Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
. He was President and the principal proprietor of the Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
The Birmingham Post newspaper was originally published under the name Daily Post in Birmingham, England, in 1857 by John Frederick Feeney. It was the largest selling broadsheet in the West Midlands, though it faced little if any competition in this category. It changed to tabloid size in 2008...
and the Birmingham Mail
Birmingham Mail
The Birmingham Mail is a tabloid newspaper based in Birmingham, UK but distributed around Birmingham, The Black Country, Solihull, Warwickshire and parts of Worcestershire and Staffordshire. The newspaper, which was re-branded from the Birmingham Evening Mail in October 2005, is one of the biggest...
and owner of the Coventry Evening Telegraph
Coventry Evening Telegraph
The Coventry Telegraph is a local English tabloid newspaper. Originally called The Midland Daily Telegraph, it was founded in 1891 by William Isaac Iliffe as Coventry's first daily newspaper, a four-page broadsheet newspaper originally sold for a half penny...
and the Cambridge Daily News. Iliffe was also Chairman of Iliffe & Sons, a Director of London Insurance and a Member of Lloyd's
Lloyd's of London
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as well as Deputy Chairman of Allied Newspapers Ltd and part owner of the Daily Telegraph (together with Lord Camrose
William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose
William Ewart Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose was a British newspaper publisher.The second of three brothers born in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales, Berry started his working life as a journalist and established his own paper, Advertising World, in 1901...
and Lord Kemsley
James Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley
James Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley GBE was a Welsh newspaper publisher.Berry was born the son of John Mathias and Mary Ann Berry, the third of three brothers from Merthyr Tydfil in Wales....
). During the First World War he was Controller of the Machine Tool Department at the Ministry of Munitions. He also sat as a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Tamworth
Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)
Tamworth is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- History :...
from 1923 to 1929. Iliffe was knighted in 1922 and in 1933 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Iliffe, of Yattendon
Yattendon
Yattendon is a village and civil parish northeast of Newbury, Berkshire. The M4 motorway passes about south of the village.-Geography:Yattendon stretches from Everington in the west to the hamlet of Burnt Hill in the east and the woodland just east of Yattendon Court, including Mumgrove Copse,...
in the County of Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
, where he lived at yattendon Court.
Lord Iliffe married Charlotte, daughter of Henry Gilding, in 1902. He died in July 1960, aged 83, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Langton
Langton Iliffe, 2nd Baron Iliffe
Edward Langton Iliffe, 2nd Baron Iliffe , generally known as Langton Illiffe, was a British peer. He was the son of Edward Iliffe, 1st Baron Iliffe and his wife, Charlotte, daughter of Henry Gilding....
. Lady Iliffe died in 1972.