Jon Morgan Searle
| Jon Morgan Searle | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jon Morgan Searle 22 June 1930 Buckfast, United Kingdom |
| Died | March 13, 2012 (aged 81) Gibraltar |
| Nationality | British (Gibraltarian) |
| Other names | John Searle |
| Education | McGill University |
| Occupation | Editor |
| Known for | Editor of the Gibraltar Chronicle |
| Children | Dominique and Marisa |
Jon Morgan Searle (22 June 1930 - 13 March 2012) was a Gibraltarian journalist and editor of the Gibraltar Chronicle. He was also correspondent for the news agency Reuters and The Times of London.
Searle was born in Buckfast, Devon, on 22 June 1930. As a child, he moved to Canada after the death of his mother, and was raised by family friends. He graduated in fine arts at McGill University in Quebec, before returning to the United Kingdom, where he served in the Royal Army Educational Corps.
During his military service, he was posted to Gibraltar for the first time, where he taught art and met his future wife, Lina. The couple returned to England, where Lina studied physiotherapy in Manchester and Jon graduated in social psychology at Liverpool University and where he was instrumental in setting up the first Boys' Club in the dockland area, for delinquents. After completing their studies, the couple lived for some time in Coventry, before returning to Gibraltar.
On The Rock, Jon worked as a probation officer and teacher at St. Jago's School during the late 1950s. In 1966, Searle had become a joornalist and rose to be editor of the national newspaper, a post he held until 1986. During this time he was also correspondent for Reuters and The Times of London, reporting on Gibraltar and the wider region.
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