William Michael Berry, Baron Hartwell MBE (18 May 1911 – 3 April 2001), was a British newspaper proprietor and journalist.
The Lord Hartwell | |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
| as a hereditary peer 15 February 1995 – 11 November 1999 [1] | |
| Preceded by | The 2nd Viscount Camrose |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| as a life peer 19 January 1968 – 3 April 2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 May 1911 |
| Died | 3 April 2001 (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | Eton College Christ Church, Oxford |
Early life and education
editBerry was the second son of William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose and his wife Mary Agnes Corns. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.
Career
editBerry followed his elder brother Seymour Berry, 2nd Viscount Camrose, as Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph newspapers. He remained in this role until the takeover by Conrad Black in 1986. He was also the backer behind the arts review, X magazine.[2]
Berry was awarded a life peerage as Baron Hartwell, of Peterborough Court in the City of London on 19 January 1968.[3] He succeeded his elder brother as 3rd Viscount Camrose in 1995, but disclaimed the title.[4]
Marriage and family
editLord Hartwell married Lady Pamela Smith (1915–1982), daughter of F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead. They had four children together:[5]
- Adrian Michael Berry, 4th Viscount Camrose (15 June 1937 - 18 April 2016)
- Hon Nicholas William Berry (3 July 1942 - 25 December 2016)
- Hon. Harriet Mary Margaret Berry (born 8 November 1944)
- Hon. Eleanor Agnes Berry (born 6 May 1950)
Death
editLord Hartwell died in Westminster, London,[6] on 3 April 2001 at the age of 89. He was succeeded in the viscountcy, the Camrose barony and baronetcy by his elder son, Adrian. The Hartwell barony became extinct.
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References
edit- ^ Disclaimed on 14 March 1995
- ^ "David Wright's and Patrick Swift's legendary X set the common agenda for a generation of European painters, writers and dramatists."-Michael Schmidt (founder of Carcanet Press, editor of Poetry Nation Review and Professor of Poetry at the University of Glasgow) wrote in The Guardian in 2006 [1]
- ^ "No. 44507". The London Gazette. 19 January 1968. p. 759.
- ^ "No. 53981". The London Gazette. 14 March 1995. p. 3955.
- ^ The Peerage, entry for Lord Hartwell
- ^ "Deaths England and Wales 1984-2006". Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 1973.
- Cowling, Maurice, The Impact of Hitler - British Policies and Policy 1933-1940, Cambridge University Press, 1975, p. 402, ISBN 0-521-20582-4
External links
edit- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Hartwell
- Deedes, ‘Berry, (William) Michael, Baron Hartwell (1911–2001)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online edn, Oxford University Press, Jan 2005; online edn, Oct 2005, accessed 11 Jan 2008
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