Whitelaw Reid (journalist)
| Whitelaw Reid | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 26, 1913 Purchase, New York, United States |
| Died | April 18, 2009 (aged 95) White Plains, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | - St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire - Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | senior athlete |
| Spouse(s) | - Joan Brandon (1948-1959 - divorced) - Elizabeth Ann Brooks (1959-2009 - his death) |
Whitelaw Reid (July 26, 1913 – April 18, 2009) was an American journalist who later served as editor, president and chairman of the family-owned New York Herald Tribune. An avid sportsman throughout his life, he won a national singles title in his age group at age 85 and a national doubles title at age 90, both in tennis.
Reid was born to Helen Rogers Reid and Ogden Mills Reid at the family estate, Ophir Hall, in Purchase, New York, on July 26, 1913. He was given the name of his grandfather Whitelaw Reid, who published the newspaper and also served as United States Ambassador to both France and the United Kingdom, as well as being the Republican vice presidential nominee with incumbent President Benjamin Harrison in 1892 (lost).
His early education was at the Lincoln School, New York City, New York, and at the St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire. He later attended Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, where he was awarded a degree in sociology in 1936. While in college, he sailed a schooner across the Atlantic Ocean from Norway to the U.S. with a group of his fellow students and was a member of the Conservative Party of the Yale Political Union.
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