Background
Benington, Arthur was born on August 20, 1865 in Stockton-on-Tees, England. Son of George and Mary Hannah (Wilson) Benington.
Benington, Arthur was born on August 20, 1865 in Stockton-on-Tees, England. Son of George and Mary Hannah (Wilson) Benington.
Educated York School, England. Came to America, 1883.
In father’s tea importing house, London, 1881-1883. Manager branch of the business at Toronto, Canada, 1883-1885. Reporter Duluth Tribune, 1887, Saint Paul Globe, 1888.
City editor Journal, Helena, Montana, 1889.
Washington correspondent Saint Paul Globe, 1889-1890. Reporter New York World.
1890, New York Journal, 1891-1896. Managing editor New York Mercury, 1896-1897.
Foreign editor New York American.
1890-1900. On editorial staff, New York World. 1902-1904. assistant Sunday editor, since 1904.
First introduced Guglielmo Ferrero, the Italian historian, to American public and translated his articles on America for New York World, 1908.
Has written extensively for European and American magazines Delivered course of lectures on Dante at New York University, 1914. Republican of Committee on Public Information in Italy, 9 months lecturing in Italian on America’s part in the war.
After the armistice accompanied Admiral Millo to the occupation of Dalmatia.
Married Elizabeth G. Davidson, September 10, 1890.