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Hartley Withers

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Hartley Withers (1867–1950) was an English financial journalist and author, editor of The Economist from 1916 to 1921.

Life

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He was born at Aigburth, the son of Henry Hartley Withers, a bank manager and stockbroker, and his wife Jane Livingston Lowndes, daughter of Matthew Dobson Lowndes; the educationist Harry Livingston Withers was his elder brother. He was educated at Westminster School, and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1886. He graduated in literae humaniores in 1890.[1][2][3]

After teaching and working in a stockbrokers, Withers joined The Times, in 1894, going into its City office.[1] According to Frederick Harcourt Kitchin, three men dominated London financial journalism at the beginning of the 20th century, a time at which it was still largely anonymous. Besides Withers and himself, Kitchin nominated as the third Arthur William Kiddy (1868–1950).[4][5] Withers was at The Times to 1910, becoming City editor. Leaving for The Morning Post, he then in 1911 went into Seligman Bros., the London branch of J. & W. Seligman & Co.[1]

Withers succeeded Francis Hirst as editor of The Economist in 1916, and was replaced in 1921 by Walter Layton. He then concentrated on writing, where he was a prolific book author. His economic views were orthodox of the sound money school.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Porter, Dilwyn. "Withers, Hartley". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/36984. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Withers, Hartley" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ "Marriages". Globe. 2 October 1856. p. 4.
  4. ^ Kitchin, F. Harcourt (1925). Moberly Bell and his times. Philip Allan and Co, London. p. 91.
  5. ^ Moggridge, Donald (1992). Maynard Keynes: An Economist's Biography. Routledge. p. 886. ISBN 978-1-134-79867-4.
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