Berry bought out his partners in 1937 and amalgamated The Morning Post with The Daily Telegraph, with himself as chairman and editor-in-chief. His sons Seymour, the 2nd Viscount, and subsequently Michael, continued to run the newspaper until 1986; in addition, Seymour was Vice Chairman of Amalgamated Press from 1942 to 1959 (when AP was acquired by the Mirror Group).[3]
He provided financial assistance to Sir Winston Churchill after the Second World War. He and ten other wealthy well-wishers each donated £5,000 to the Churchills, allowing them to keep their home, Chartwell, on the condition that it would be presented to the nation upon their deaths.
Honours
Berry was created a baronet in the 1921 Birthday Honours.[4][5] He was raised to the peerage as Baron Camrose, of Long Cross in the County of Surrey, on 19 June 1929,[6] and advanced to Viscount Camrose, of Hackwood Park in the County of Southampton, on 20 January 1941.[7]
Family
Berry married Mary Agnes Corns in 1905. They had eight children together:[8]
^G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XIII, page 294.
^"Amalgamated Press," Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. Retrieved 19 Apr. 2021.
^"Fleetway – A History". from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
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William Ewart Berry 1st Viscount Camrose DL 23 June 1879 15 June 1954 1 was a British peer and newspaper publisher The Right HonourableThe Viscount CamroseDLWilliam Ewart BerryBornWilliam Ewart Berry 1879 06 23 23 June 1879Merthyr Tydfil WalesDied15 June 1954 1954 06 15 aged 74 NationalityWelshOccupationPublisherKnown forAdvertising WorldThe War IllustratedWestern MailAllied NewspapersTitle1st Viscount CamroseSpouseMary Agnes Corns m 1905 wbr Children8 including Seymour Berry 2nd Viscount Camrose and Michael Berry Baron HartwellParent s Mary Ann Rowe and John Mathias BerryRelativesbrothers Seymour Berry 1st Baron Buckland and Gomer Berry 1st Viscount Kemsley Contents 1 Life and career 2 Honours 3 Family 4 Arms 5 References 6 References 7 External linksLife and career EditBerry was born in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales the second of three sons of Mary Ann Rowe and John Mathias Berry Berry started his working life as a journalist and established his own paper Advertising World in 1901 Berry made his fortune with the publication of the First World War magazine The War Illustrated which at its peak had a circulation of 750 000 In partnership with his younger brother Gomer Berry 1st Viscount Kemsley the elder brother was Seymour Berry 1st Baron Buckland he purchased The Sunday Times in 1915 and was its editor in chief until 1937 In 1919 the pair also purchased the Financial Times In 1924 the Berry brothers and Sir Edward Iliffe set up Allied Newspapers and purchased the Daily Dispatch the Manchester Evening Chronicle the Sunday Chronicle the Sunday News and the Sunday Graphic as well as a string of other newspapers across the country In Cardiff they merged four newspapers into the Western Mail In 1927 they purchased The Daily Telegraph from the 2nd Harry Levy Lawson 1st Viscount Burnham with William Berry becoming its editor in chief In 1937 they purchased its rival The Morning Post In 1926 the Berry brothers Allied Newspapers purchased Amalgamated Press AP 2 which had been started by Alfred Harmsworth 1st Viscount Northcliffe in 1901 Harmsworth had died in 1922 Berry bought out his partners in 1937 and amalgamated The Morning Post with The Daily Telegraph with himself as chairman and editor in chief His sons Seymour the 2nd Viscount and subsequently Michael continued to run the newspaper until 1986 in addition Seymour was Vice Chairman of Amalgamated Press from 1942 to 1959 when AP was acquired by the Mirror Group 3 He provided financial assistance to Sir Winston Churchill after the Second World War He and ten other wealthy well wishers each donated 5 000 to the Churchills allowing them to keep their home Chartwell on the condition that it would be presented to the nation upon their deaths Honours EditBerry was created a baronet in the 1921 Birthday Honours 4 5 He was raised to the peerage as Baron Camrose of Long Cross in the County of Surrey on 19 June 1929 6 and advanced to Viscount Camrose of Hackwood Park in the County of Southampton on 20 January 1941 7 Family EditBerry married Mary Agnes Corns in 1905 They had eight children together 8 Hon Mary Cecilia Berry 1906 24 June 1996 John Seymour Berry 2nd Viscount Camrose 12 July 1909 15 February 1995 William Michael Berry Baron Hartwell 3rd Viscount Camrose 18 May 1911 3 April 2001 Hon Sheila Berry 1913 1992 Hon Molly Patricia Berry 1915 31 August 1995 Hon Rodney Mathias Berry 29 April 1917 10 March 1963 Lt Col Hon Julian Berry 24 May 1920 1988 Hon Diana Phyllis Berry 1924 March 1995 Berry died in 1954 and was succeeded in the viscountcy barony and baronetcy by his eldest son Seymour Berry s great grandson is actor Joshua Sasse 9 Arms EditCoat of arms of William Berry 1st Viscount Camrose Crest A griffin sejant reguardant Sable collared Or Escutcheon Argent three bars Gules over all a pile Ermine Supporters On either side a wolf Proper gorged with a collar Or pendent therefrom an escutcheon Sable charged with two pens in saltire Argent Motto Vivere Virtute To Live in Virtue 10 References Edit G E Cokayne with Vicary Gibbs H A Doubleday Geoffrey H White Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden editors The Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom Extant Extinct or Dormant new ed 13 volumes in 14 1910 1959 reprint in 6 volumes Gloucester U K Alan Sutton Publishing 2000 volume XIII page 294 Amalgamated Press Grace s Guide to British Industrial History Retrieved 19 Apr 2021 Fleetway A History Archived from the original on 18 August 2010 Retrieved 15 August 2010 No 32346 The London Gazette Supplement 4 June 1921 p 4530 No 32558 The London Gazette 23 December 1921 p 10486 No 33510 The London Gazette 28 June 1929 p 4268 No 35057 The London Gazette 28 January 1941 p 559 The Peerage entry for 1st Viscount Camrose Mendick Robert Revealed the Tragic Past of Kylie Minogue s Lover The Telegraph 18 December 2015 Debrett s Peerage 2019 References EditBiography Oxford Dictionary of National Biography The House the Berrys Built by Duff Hart Davis Concerns the history of the Daily Telegraph from its inception to 1990 William Camrose Giant of Fleet Street by his son Lord Hartwell Illustrated biography with black and white photographic plates and includes an index William Berry Lord Camrose 1879 1954 Cynon CultureExternal links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by the Viscount CamrosePeerage of the United KingdomNew creation Viscount Camrose1941 1954 Succeeded bySeymour BerryBaron Camrose1929 1954Baronetage of the United KingdomNew creation Baronet of Hackwood Park 1921 1954 Succeeded bySeymour Berry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Berry 1st Viscount Camrose amp oldid 1117475143, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
