Career
He was also author of a number of books, including on Edinburgh and London. He was born in Glasgow, and left school aged 14, working briefly for the Laird Lincolnshire before joining his father at the North British Daily Mail, which closed in 1901. In 1902 he started work at the London office of the Manchester Guardian, becoming London editor in 1912.
He wrote a regular column, his London Letter, describing in an informal way events from London, retiring in 1945.
He died on 23 November 1962.