Harold Creighton
Harold Digby Fitzgerald Creighton (11 September 1927 – 3 July 2003) was a British businessman and machine tool pioneer, who bought The Spectator magazine in 1967 for £75,000.[1]
Harold Digby Fitzgerald Creighton | |
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| Born | 11 September 1927 |
| Died | 3 June 2003 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Industrialist, magazine proprietor |
| Known for | Proprietor and editor of The Spectator |
| Spouse(s) | Harriet Wallace |
| Children | Four |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | 2nd lieutenent |
| Unit | Royal Armoured Corps |
In 1947, he was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant[2] in the Royal Armoured Corps and served in Egypt and the Far East. After completing his National Service, he joined a tin-smelting business in Malaya (now known as Malaysia) and returned to Britain, where he eventually became Chairman of the Scottish Machine Tool Corporation of Glasgow.
In 1967, bought The Spectator, a politically conservative, weekly magazine. In 1973, he took over as editor although he had no prior experience as a journalist, after sacking the incumbent editor, George Gale. He edited the magazine until 1975, when he sold it for £75,000 to Henry Keswick. During his tenure, the magazine fervently opposed British entry into the European Economic Community.[3]
Education
Creighton was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College, an independent school for boys (now co-educational), at Hertford Heath, near to the county town of Hertford in Hertfordshire.
References
- "Harold Creighton Obituary". The Times. July 14, 2003. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
- "No. 38130". The London Gazette. 21 November 1936. p. 5576.
- "Harold Creighton Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. July 8, 2003. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
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| Preceded by George Gale |
Editor of The Spectator 1973 – 1975 |
Succeeded by Alexander Chancellor |