Algernon Borthwick, 1st Baron Glenesk

Sir Algernon Borthwick, 1st Baron Glenesk (27 December 1830 – 24 November 1908) was a conservative British journalist, and later the owner of the "Morning Post" (which merged with "The Daily Telegraph" in 1937).

Family

He was a son of Peter Borthwick, editor of the "Post", and Margaret Colville. His maternal grandfather was John Calville of Ewart, Northumberland.

Career

Algernon was sent to King's College School and later started his career in 1852 as the newspaper's Paris correspondent. He took over as editor when his father died, and in 1876 became proprietor.

Known as a conservative voice in the politics of the time, he was elected MP for Kensington South in 1885 and became an ally of Lord Randolph Churchill.

Knighted in 1880, he was created Baron Glenesk in 1895. The title became extinct upon Glenesk's death; he was buried in the East Finchley Cemetery.

Marriage and children

He married Alice Beatrice Lister (d. 1898) on 5 April 1870. Lady Glenesk was a daughter of novelist Thomas Henry Lister and his wife Lady Maria Theresa Villiers, a daughter of George Villiers, [. Her mother was Theresa Parker, daughter of John Parker, 1st Baron Boringdon and his second wife Theresa Robinson. Her paternal grandparents were Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon and Charlotte Cappell.] and a sister of the 4th Earl of Clarendon.

Glenesk had two children:

*The Hon. Lilias Margaret Frances Borthwick (1871-1965), who married Seymour Bathurst, 7th Earl Bathurst, and had issue. Lady Bathurst eventually inherited "The Morning Post".
*Oliver Borthwick (1873-1905), who predeceased his father, dying unmarried and without issue.

References

ources

* Reginald Lucas, "Lord Glenesk and the "Morning Post (London: Alston Rivers, 1910)

External links

* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p2753.htm#i27525 His profile in Peerage.com]
*H. C. G. Matthew, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/31973 ‘Borthwick, Algernon, Baron Glenesk (1830–1908)’] , "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 11 Jan 2008