Charles Eade (10 June 1903 – 27 August 1964) was a

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newspaper editor. Born in Leytonstone, Eade became a subeditor on the '' Daily Chronicle'' at the age of fourteen, then worked on '' Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper'' and the '' Daily Herald''. From 1922, he wrote for the ''

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'', but also worked on the '' Sunday Pictorial'' and ''

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''. In 1928, he bought the '' East Ham Echo and South Essex Mail'', but took little interest in the title, spending two years travelling the world. Early in the 1930s, Eade joined the '' Sunday Express'', becoming Deputy Editor, then moved to the same post at the '' Sunday Graphic'' and then the '' Daily Sketch''. In 1938, he was appointed editor of the '' Sunday Dispatch'', holding the post until 1957.Eade, Charles Stanley
, ''

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'' Outside his editorial roles, Eade was an early radio

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from 1932 to 1938, while during

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he was

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advisor to

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. From 1942, he edited

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's speeches for publication, and in 1953, he edited ''Churchill by his Contemporaries''. Eade was appointed as a director of Associated Newspapers in 1947. He served on the Press Council for a year from 1956, and in his last years, he was a member of the council of the Commonwealth Press Union.

External links

The Papers of Charles Eade
held at Churchill Archives Centre

References

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