3-082-651 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Mr. G. E. Armstrong, Mr. H. W. Massingham, Mr. W. A. Locker, 1895. Engravings after photographs. Mr. William Algernon Locker, who now becomes editor of the Morning Post, is the second son of Mr. Arthur Locker, whose connection with the Graphic is well known. He was educated at Charterhouse, and at Merton College, Oxford, graduating B.A. in 1886. After being on the Globe for three years, he became assistant editor of the Graphic in 1889, but subsequently rejoined the Globe. Mr. Henry William Massingham, editor of the Daily Chronicle, was born at Norwich. He joined the Eastern Daily Press, and subsequently became connected with the National Press Agency. When the Star first twinkled in London, Mr. Massingham was its assistant editor, afterwards becoming editor, until his resignation in 1890. He next assisted Mr. A. E. Fletcher on the Daily Chronicle, writing the daily Parliamentary article with unvarying interest. A capital account of London newspapers from his pen appeared in the Leisure Hour. Mr. George Elliot Armstrong, the new editor of the Globe, is the eldest son of Sir George Armstrong, Bart. He was for twelve years in the Royal Navy, attaining the rank of lieutenant. He is twenty-nine years old'. From "Illustrated London News", 1895.