Background
Whigham, Henry James was born on December 24, 1869 in Ayrshire, Scotland. Son of David Dundas and Ellen Murray (Campbell) Whigham.
Whigham, Henry James was born on December 24, 1869 in Ayrshire, Scotland. Son of David Dundas and Ellen Murray (Campbell) Whigham.
Graduate Queen's College, Oxford, England.
Whigham Young. Dramatic critic, Chicago Tribune, 1896. War correspondent for Chicago Tribune and London Standard in Spanish-American War. Present at battle of San Juan.
Imprisoned by Spaniards in Mantanzas.
Went to Boer War, South Africa, for London Morning Post, also to Boxer rising, 1899-1900, Macedonian rebellion, 1903, Russo-Japanese War (on Russian side), 1904. Foreign editor London Standard, 1906-1907.
Joined editorial staff of Metropolitan Magazine, 1908, editor, public, 1919-1922. Editor Town and Country, 1909-1935.
Editor International Studio, 1928-1931.
Clubs: The Links, Coffee House.
Married Frances Macdonald, November 1909 (died February 1954).