William Alfred ACKLAND

Background

ACKLAND, William Alfred was born in 1875 in Plymouth. Son of Edward Andrew Ackland.

Education

Plymouth. Junior Reporter and Sub-Editor, Western Daily Mercury, Plymouth, 1890-1896.

Career

Sub-Editor, Manchester Courier, to 1900. Daily Dispatch, Manchester, to 1905, as Chief Sub-Editor and Acting Editor. London Office, Birmingham Daily Mail, to 1906.

Night Editor, The Tribune, to 1907.

Managing Editor, The Daily.Graphic since 1907.

Interests

• Fishing and gardening.

Connections

Father:

Edward Andrew Ackland