Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baron Burnham
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Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baron Burnham KCVO
(28 December 1833 – 9 January 1916), known as Sir Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baronet, from 1892 to 1903, was a British
newspaper proprietor.
Levy-Lawson was the son of Joseph Moses Levy
and his wife Esther (née Cohen). His father had acquired the Daily Telegraph in 1855 only months after its founding. Levy-Lawson was editor and in control of the paper long before his father's death in 1888 and from 1885 he was managing proprietor and sole controller, becoming even more influential than his father on Fleet Street
. In 1875 he assumed by Royal license the surname of Lawson in addition to and after that of Levy. Levy-Lawson was created a Baronet, of Hall Barn in the County of Buckingham, in 1892 and in 1903 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Burnham, of Hall Barn in the Parish of Beaconsfield in the County of Buckingham. In 1886 he was appointed High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire
.
Lord Burnham married Harriette Georgiana, daughter of Benjamin Nottingham Webster, in 1862. She died in 1897. Burnham died in January 1916, aged 82, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Harry
, who was created Viscount Burnham in 1919.
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(28 December 1833 – 9 January 1916), known as Sir Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baronet, from 1892 to 1903, was a British
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newspaper proprietor.
Levy-Lawson was the son of Joseph Moses Levy
Joseph Moses Levy
Joseph Moses Levy was a newspaper editor and publisher.The son of Moses Levy and Helena Moses, he was educated at Bruce Castle School, after which he was sent to Germany to learn the printing trade. When he returned to England he established a printing company in Shoe Lane, Fleet Street...
and his wife Esther (née Cohen). His father had acquired the Daily Telegraph in 1855 only months after its founding. Levy-Lawson was editor and in control of the paper long before his father's death in 1888 and from 1885 he was managing proprietor and sole controller, becoming even more influential than his father on Fleet Street
Fleet Street
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. In 1875 he assumed by Royal license the surname of Lawson in addition to and after that of Levy. Levy-Lawson was created a Baronet, of Hall Barn in the County of Buckingham, in 1892 and in 1903 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Burnham, of Hall Barn in the Parish of Beaconsfield in the County of Buckingham. In 1886 he was appointed High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire
High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire
The High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, in common with other counties, was originally the King's representative on taxation upholding the law in Saxon times...
.
Lord Burnham married Harriette Georgiana, daughter of Benjamin Nottingham Webster, in 1862. She died in 1897. Burnham died in January 1916, aged 82, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son Harry
Harry Levy-Lawson, 1st Viscount Burnham
Sir Harry Lawson Webster Levy-Lawson, 1st Viscount Burnham GCMG, CH, TD, JP, DL, was a British newspaper proprietor and a Liberal Unionist politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1885 and 1916 when he inherited his peerage.-Biography:Levy-Lawson was born at St...
, who was created Viscount Burnham in 1919.