John Beavan, Baron Ardwick

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John Cowburn Beavan, Baron Ardwick (9 April 1910 – 18 August 1994) was a British journalist, Labour life peer and Member of the European Parliament. He began his journalistic career in local newspapers before a long associations with The Guardian and Mirror. He was a staunch Labour supporter and was appointed as a life peer by Harold Wilson in 1970, namely to represent journalism in the House of Lords.

Early life and education

Beavan was born at Ardwick, in Manchester, on 9 April 1910, a son of Silas Morgan Beavan (1881-1964; of Welsh origin and a miner, later greengrocer)[1] and Emily Esther (née Hussey; 1882-1972), who from 'humble origins' went on to serve as a Manchester City Councillor, alderman, and justice of the peace, and was a campaigner for women's rights.[2][3] Beavan was educated at Manchester Grammar School.[4]

Career

Beavan's early career involved work at a number of newspapers, including the Manchester Evening Chronicle, the Blackpool Times, and the Evening Standard.[3] In 1943, he became editor of the Manchester Evening News.[3] Between 1946 and 1955, he was London editor of The Guardian.[5] For two years, 1960 to 1962, he was editor of the Daily Herald, then becoming political advisor to the Mirror Group, a post he retained until 1976.[6] He was a Labour Member of the European Parliament from 1975 to 1979.[5]

On 16 January 1970, he was created a life peer as Baron Ardwick, of Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.[7]

Personal life

He married Gladys Jones in 1934, with whom he adopted a daughter.[3] By Anne Symonds, a BBC World Service journalist, he was also the father of Matthew Symonds.[8] Symonds' daughter Carrie is the spouse of the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson, a Conservative.[9]

On 18 August 1994, Beavan died from cancer at Parkside Hospital in Wimbledon, London, at the age of 84.[3]

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References

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  1. ↑ First Lady- Intrigue at the court of Carrie and Boris Johnson, Michael Ashcroft, Biteback Publishing, 2022, p. 2
  2. ↑ First Lady- Intrigue at the court of Carrie and Boris Johnson, Michael Ashcroft, Biteback Publishing, 2022, p. 2
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  4. ↑ 2007 "Ardwick, Baron cr 1970 (Life Peer), of Barnes, (John Cowburn Beavan) (29 April 1910–18 Aug. 1994)." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 26 Jul. 2019
  5. ↑ a b Terence Lancaster Obituary: Lord Ardwick, The Independent, 19 August 1994
  6. ↑ Dennis Griffiths (ed) The Encyclopedia of the British Press, 1422–1992, London & Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1992, p,97
  7. ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".Script error: No such module "London Gazette util".
  8. ↑ 2018 "Symonds, Matthew John, (born 20 Dec. 1953), Executive Director, Lawrence Ellison Foundation, since 2018." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 26 Jul. 2019
  9. ↑ ITV Report, Carrie Symonds: Who is Boris Johnson's partner? at itv.com dated 22 June 2019, accessed 24 June 2019

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