|
Charles Diamond (17 November 1858 – 19 February 1934)〔 was an Irish newspaper entrepreneur and Labour Party politician. Born in Derry, Ireland, Diamond later emigrated to England, settling in Newcastle-upon-Tyne by 1878.〔Swift and Gilley, p. 173〕 After his education he worked as a journalist.〔 In 1884, he launched ''The Irish Tribune'' and in 1887 acquired the ''Glasgow Observer'' as well as ''The Catholic News'', which he both amalgamated into ''The Catholic Herald'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Universe - History of the Catholic press in the UK )〕 of which he was editor in charge until his death, aged 75, in 1934. In 1888 he founded the ''Weekly Herald'', ''Catholic Educator'' and ''Manchester Citizen'' newspapers.〔Swift and Gilley, p. 175〕 In 1899, he bought the ''Aberdeen Catholic Herald''.〔Swift and Gilley, p. 176〕 Throughout his life he established 37 weekly newspapers.〔 Diamond was an outspoken and controversial figure, described by one of his successors as "the kind of a man who made a good many enemies". On 8 January 1920 he was arrested and charged with publication of an article in the ''Catholic Herald'' that allegedly encouraged assassination in Ireland. Diamond entered the British House of Commons as an Anti-Parnellite Nationalist in 1892, sitting for North Monaghan the following three years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Monaghan North )〕 He contested Peckham in the 1918 general election and Rotherhithe in the 1922 general election, as a Labour Party candidate, however was unsuccessful. Extensive travels led him through Southern Africa, America and Southern Europe. In 1882, he married Jeannie, only daughter of Jeremiah McCarthy.〔 ==See also== *Catholic Herald 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles Diamond」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|