Rees-Mogg, William, 1928-2012

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Name (Latin)
Rees-Mogg, William, 1928-2012
Other forms of name
Mogg, William Rees-, 1928-2012
Rees-Mogg, Lord, 1928-2012
Rees-Mogg, William, 1928-
Mogg, William Rees-, 1928-
Date of birth
1928-07-14
Date of death
2012-12-29
Occupation
Journalists
Newspaper editors
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 108303112
Wikidata: Q194896
Library of congress: n 50047378
OCoLC: oca00082463
Sources of Information
  • Davidson, J.D. The great reckoning, c1993:CIP t.p. (Lord William Rees-Mogg)
  • Guardian WWW site, Dec. 31, 2012(Lord Rees-Mogg; b. William Rees-Mogg, July 14, 1928, Bristol; d. Dec. 29, 2012; former Times editor whose remote manner belied a steely ambition that kept him active in journalism for decades; elevated to the peerage in 1988)
  • His Sir Anthony Eden, 1956.
  • Davidson, J. D. Blood in the streets, 1987:CIP t.p. (Sir William Rees-Mogg)
  • Davidson, J.D. The great reckoning, c1993:CIP t.p. (Lord William Rees-Mog)

Wikipedia description:

William Rees-Mogg, Baron Rees-Mogg (14 July 1928 – 29 December 2012) was a British newspaper journalist who was Editor of The Times from 1967 to 1981. In the late 1970s, he served as High Sheriff of Somerset, and in the 1980s was Chairman of the Arts Council of Great Britain and Vice-Chairman of the BBC's Board of Governors. He is the father of the politicians Jacob and Annunziata Rees-Mogg.

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