Mark Barrington-Ward

Mark Barrington-Ward
Residence	Oxford, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Balliol College, Oxford[1]
Occupation	journalist
Known for	newspaper editor
Religion	Church of England
Spouse	Catherine Barrington-Ward
Relatives	Robert McGowan Barrington-Ward (father), Simon Barrington-Ward (brother)

Mark Barrington-Ward is a retired newspaper editor.

Life

Barrington-Ward is the son of Robert McGowan Barrington-Ward (1891–1948), who served with distinction in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry and was editor of The Times 1941–48.^[2]

Like his father, Barrington-Ward studied at Balliol College, Oxford (reading modern history 1948–51), served in the DCLI and became a newspaper editor.^[1] However, neither his infantry career nor his editorship equalled his father's in prominence. His Army service was limited to National Service before going up to Oxford^[1] and his editorship was limited to colonial and regional newspapers.

Newspaper career

Barrington-Ward began in journalism as a trainee on the Manchester Guardian in 1951.^[1] In 1955 he became the founding editor of the Uganda Argus.^[1] In 1960 he joined the Westminster Press in England.^[1] With the Westminster Press he was editor of the Northern Echo 1960–61, editor of the Oxford Mail 1961–79 and London Editor from 1979 until his retirement in 1992.^[1]

Oxford

Barrington-Ward continued to live in Oxford after editing the Oxford Mail.^[1] In 2004–10 he was President of Oxford Civic Society.^[1]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Barrington-Ward 2010, p. rear cover.
2. ^ Dalyell, Tam (18 March 2010). "Geoffrey Woolley: 'Times' Letters Editor whose pages helped set Britain's public agenda". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/geoffrey-woolley-times-letters-editor-whose-pages-helped-set-britains-public-agenda-1922896.html. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 

Sources

• Barrington-Ward, Mark (2010). Forty Years of Oxford Planning: What has it achieved, and what next?. Oxford: Oxford Civic Society. pp. author's biography on rear cover.