Alfred Powell Wadsworth (26 August 1891[1] – 4 November 1956) was a British journalist, author, and editor of The Guardian from 1944 until his death in 1956.

Wadsworth became editor in 1944, when he succeeded William Percival Crozier.[2]

Wadsworth died on 4 November 1956, aged 65.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. ↑ "Key moments in the Guardian's history: a timeline". 16 November 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018 – via www.theguardian.com.
  3. ↑ "A. P. Wadsworth, Newsman, is Dead; Editor Until Last Week of Manchester Guardian Had Tripled Its Circulation Wrote for the Spheres Generally to the Left". The New York Times. 5 November 1956. Retrieved 26 July 2018.



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