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John St Loe Strachey (9 February 1860 – 26 August 1927), was a British journalist and newspaper proprietor.
Parliamentary Archives, Papers of John St Loe Strachey (1860-1927)
1860 births 1927 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford British male journalists Younger sons of baronets John (journalist) People of the Victorian era Deputy Lieutenants of Surrey {{England-painter-stub
John St Loe Strachey (9 February 1860 – 26 August 1927), was a British journalist and newspaper proprietor.
Life
Strachey was the second son of Sir Edward Strachey, 3rd Baronet, and his wife Mary Isabella (née Symonds), and the brother ofEdward Strachey, 1st Baron Strachie
Edward Strachey, 1st Baron Strachie, PC (30 October 1858 – 25 July 1936), known as Sir Edward Strachey, Bt, between 1901 and 1911, was a British Liberal politician. He was a member of the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Banne ...
, and Henry Strachey. He was educated at Eton College
Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, ...
and Balliol College, Oxford, and later called to the Bar, but chose to take up journalism as his profession. Between 1887 and 1925, he was editor of ''The Spectator
''The Spectator'' is a weekly British magazine on politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first published in July 1828, making it the oldest surviving weekly magazine in the world.
It is owned by Frederick Barclay, who also owns ''The ...
''. He was a close friend and confidant of the diplomat, Sir Cecil Spring Rice, with whom he corresponded for many years.
Strachey also edited (1896–1897) ''The Cornhill Magazine
''The Cornhill Magazine'' (1860–1975) was a monthly Victorian magazine and literary journal named after the street address of the founding publisher Smith, Elder & Co. at 65 Cornhill in London.Laurel Brake and Marysa Demoor, ''Dictiona ...
''.
Strachey's son John
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became a Labour politician and government minister.
His daughter Amabel married the architect Clough Williams-Ellis
Sir Bertram Clough Williams-Ellis, CBE, MC (28 May 1883 – 9 April 1978) was a Welsh architect known chiefly as the creator of the Italianate village of Portmeirion in North Wales. He became a major figure in the development of Welsh architec ...
.
Publications
* ''The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography''See also
* Strachey BaronetsReferences
*External links
* *Parliamentary Archives, Papers of John St Loe Strachey (1860-1927)
1860 births 1927 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford British male journalists Younger sons of baronets John (journalist) People of the Victorian era Deputy Lieutenants of Surrey {{England-painter-stub