John Jaffray
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Sir John Jaffray, 1st Baronet (11 October 1818 – 4 January 1901) was a Scottish
journalist
and newspaper proprietor
.
Born in Stirling
, he moved to Birmingham
in 1844, to work for John Frederick Feeney
on the Birmingham Journal
, and became a partner in it in 1852. Together they founded the Birmingham Daily Post, (now Birmingham Post
) in 1857. He founded the Birmingham Mail
with Feeney's son John Feeney
in 1870.
He served as High Sheriff of Warwickshire
in 1888 and was created a Baronet, of Skilts in Studley
in the County of Warwick, in 1892, taking his title from the estate he had bought there.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
journalist
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
and newspaper proprietor
Media proprietor
A media proprietor is a person who controls, either through personal ownership or a dominant position in any media enterprise. Those with significant control of a public company in the mass media may also be called "media moguls", "tycoons", "barons", or "bosses".The figure of the media proprietor...
.
Born in Stirling
Stirling
Stirling is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council area. The city is clustered around a large fortress and medieval old-town beside the River Forth...
, he moved to Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
in 1844, to work for John Frederick Feeney
John Frederick Feeney
John Frederick Feeney was an Irish journalist and newspaper proprietor.Spending most of his adult life in Birmingham, England, he owned the Birmingham Journal and, with John Jaffray, founded the Birmingham Post. He emigrated from Sligo, Ireland in 1836 to the UK via Liverpool and changed the...
on the Birmingham Journal
Birmingham Journal (nineteenth century)
The Birmingham Journal was a weekly newspaper published in Birmingham, England between 1825 and 1869.A nationally-influential voice in the Chartist movement in the 1830s, it was sold to John Frederick Feeney in 1844 and was a direct ancestor of today's Birmingham Post.-History:The newspaper was...
, and became a partner in it in 1852. Together they founded the Birmingham Daily Post, (now 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...
) in 1857. He founded 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...
with Feeney's son John Feeney
John Feeney (newspaper proprietor)
John Feeney , newspaper proprietor and philanthropist, was one of a proprietor of the Birmingham Post, in partnership with John Jaffray in succession to his father John Frederick Feeney....
in 1870.
He served as High Sheriff of Warwickshire
High Sheriff of Warwickshire
The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
in 1888 and was created a Baronet, of Skilts in Studley
Studley
Studley is a large village and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. Situated on the western edge of Warwickshire near the border with Worcestershire it is southeast of Redditch and northwest of Stratford. The Roman road of Ryknild Street, now the A435, passes...
in the County of Warwick, in 1892, taking his title from the estate he had bought there.