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Whitelaw Reid (journalist)

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grandfather of four, including Helen Reid and Brandon Reid from his first marriage, Charlie Reid from his second marriage to Tamar Clarke and one child out of wedlock, Jayme Smith. Through his son John, he was the grandfather of Kelby B. Reid and Caitlyn C. Reid and through his daughter Gina, he was the grandfather of C. Reid Maxmin.
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After completing his military service in 1946, Reid returned to the paper as assistant to the editor, and was named editor and vice president after his father's death the following year. He was named editor and president in 1953, and assumed the title of chairman in April 1955, succeeding his mother,
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After their divorce, Joan married Dr. Bruce B. Grynbaum, a physician and educator. In 1959, Whitey was married to his second wife, the former Elizabeth Ann Brooks. She was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John Graham Brooks. Together, Elizabeth and Whitelaw had two children, a son and a daughter:
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Through his eldest son Brandon, he was the grandfather of five from Brandon's two marriages (first to Betsy Lipman Lewis and then to Diane Reid), including Whitelaw Reid, Kate Carson Reid Laing and Molly Reid Bevan, and then Jillian Reid and Brittany Reid. Through his son, Carson he was the
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An avid tennis player for most of his life, Reid won the national indoor singles championship in 1998 for competitors age 85 and older, earning the fourth spot in nationwide rankings in his age group. In September 2003, together with David Carey, he won the
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bought the parent company from the Reid family. Whitney instituted a redesign and hired new reporters, but his efforts failed to revive the paper, which succumbed to the effects of strikes and other difficulties when what had become the
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Carson Reid (Kit) (b. 1952), who married Jeanne Marie Haverbeck in 1982. He later married Tamar Clarke, which ended in divorce. In 2019 Carson married Renee' Toussaint.
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was named as publisher. Reid's leadership of the paper saw circulation increase, while journalistic standards declined. A paper that
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described as "a newspaperman's newspaper," staffed by talented reporters, resorted to puzzles and gimmicks to draw readers.
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to the U.S. with a group of his fellow students and was a member of the Conservative Party of the Yale Political Union.
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Brandon Reid (b. 1950), who married Betsy Lipman in 1971. They divorced and he later married Diane M. McCabe in 1983.
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on May 5, 1967, left New York City with three major daily newspapers — the
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Gina Rogers Reid, who married Christopher Wardenburg Maxmin in 1991.
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For his grandfather of the same name (and also a journalist), see
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ceased publication in 1967. The suspension of publication by the
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John Graham Reid, who married Tracy Hightower in 1996.
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Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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20th-century American newspaper publishers (people)
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While in college, he sailed a 1236: 579: 341:He joined his father's newspaper, the 1284:American reporters and correspondents 407:in 1945, where his squadron based on 238:at the family estate, Ophir Hall, in 1183:"WEDDINGS; Kate Reid, Matthew Laing" 944:"Betsy Lipman Bride of Brandon Reid" 1274:People from Bedford Hills, New York 1139:"Gina Reid Weds Christopher Maxmin" 972:"Diane M. McCabe Is Married in Rye" 317:, where he was awarded a degree in 13: 262:, as well as being the Republican 14: 1310: 440:In 1958, Ambassador and investor 347:Rochester Institute of Technology 266:nominee with incumbent President 1170:United States Tennis Association 536:United States Tennis Association 489: 134: 1299:Deaths from respiratory failure 1159: 158: 130: 1269:People from Purchase, New York 776: 759: 714: 564: 448:New York World Journal Tribune 270:in 1892 (lost). His brother, 1: 573: 419:at the same time his brother 225: 1211:"Molly Reid and Terry Bevan" 888:"Mrs. Whitelaw Reid Has Son" 547:White Plains Hospital Center 478:, Reid was the president of 399:, commissioned in 1941 as a 280:United States Representative 7: 1000:"Son to Mrs. Whitelaw Reid" 435:The New York Herald Tribune 10: 1315: 1289:American newspaper editors 1172:. Accessed April 21, 2009. 1166:2003 Amateur Championships 18: 336: 276:U.S. Ambassador to Israel 191: 177: 169: 108: 100: 90: 80: 61: 35: 28: 860:"Whitelaw Reid Divorced" 274:(b. 1925), was a former 252:United States Ambassador 739:"Statements on Tribune" 343:New York Herald Tribune 293:, New York, and at the 215:New York Herald Tribune 1264:Yale University alumni 641:bioguide.congress.gov 453:World Journal Tribune 305:. He later attended 765:Freeman, Ira Henry. 616:McFadden, Robert D. 147:Elizabeth Ann Brooks 133: 1948; 924:. 10 September 1970 16:American journalist 1216:The New York Times 1188:The New York Times 1144:The New York Times 1119:. 15 November 1959 1116:The New York Times 1088:The New York Times 1060:The New York Times 1033:The New York Times 1005:The New York Times 977:The New York Times 949:The New York Times 921:The New York Times 896:. 27 February 1950 893:The New York Times 868:. 9 September 1959 865:The New York Times 837:The New York Times 809:The New York Times 788:The New York Times 771:The New York Times 744:The New York Times 726:The New York Times 699:The New York Times 671:The New York Times 623:The New York Times 484:The New York Times 480:The Fresh Air Fund 469:The New York Times 426:The New York Times 1091:. 27 October 1959 395:He served in the 376:in missions over 358:Linotype machines 295:St. Paul's School 268:Benjamin Harrison 264:vice presidential 232:Helen Rogers Reid 230:Reid was born to 207: 206: 182:Helen Rogers Reid 85:St. Paul's School 1306: 1229: 1228: 1226: 1224: 1207: 1201: 1200: 1198: 1196: 1179: 1173: 1163: 1157: 1156: 1154: 1152: 1135: 1129: 1128: 1126: 1124: 1107: 1101: 1100: 1098: 1096: 1079: 1073: 1072: 1070: 1068: 1052: 1046: 1045: 1043: 1041: 1024: 1018: 1017: 1015: 1013: 996: 990: 989: 987: 985: 980:. 9 October 1983 968: 962: 961: 959: 957: 940: 934: 933: 931: 929: 912: 906: 905: 903: 901: 884: 878: 877: 875: 873: 856: 850: 849: 847: 845: 828: 822: 821: 819: 817: 800: 791: 780: 774: 763: 757: 756: 754: 752: 747:. 29 August 1958 735: 729: 718: 712: 711: 709: 707: 690: 684: 683: 681: 679: 662: 656: 655: 653: 651: 633: 627: 614: 442:John Hay Whitney 278:and a four-term 236:Ogden Mills Reid 186:Ogden Mills Reid 162: 160: 138: 136: 132: 75:, New York, U.S. 68: 45: 43: 26: 25: 1314: 1313: 1309: 1308: 1307: 1305: 1304: 1303: 1234: 1233: 1232: 1222: 1220: 1219:. 7 August 2005 1209: 1208: 1204: 1194: 1192: 1181: 1180: 1176: 1164: 1160: 1150: 1148: 1137: 1136: 1132: 1122: 1120: 1109: 1108: 1104: 1094: 1092: 1081: 1080: 1076: 1066: 1064: 1054: 1053: 1049: 1039: 1037: 1026: 1025: 1021: 1011: 1009: 998: 997: 993: 983: 981: 970: 969: 965: 955: 953: 942: 941: 937: 927: 925: 914: 913: 909: 899: 897: 886: 885: 881: 871: 869: 858: 857: 853: 843: 841: 830: 829: 825: 815: 813: 812:. 22 March 1948 802: 801: 794: 781: 777: 764: 760: 750: 748: 737: 736: 732: 719: 715: 705: 703: 692: 691: 687: 677: 675: 664: 663: 659: 649: 647: 635: 634: 630: 615: 580: 576: 567: 496:Barnard College 492: 474:While with the 438: 405:Pacific Theater 388:monitoring for 386:English Channel 374:Royal Air Force 339: 307:Yale University 228: 199: 184: 165: 164: 161: 1959) 156: 152: 149: 148: 140: 137: 1959) 128: 124: 121: 120: 95:Yale University 91:Alma mater 76: 70: 66: 57: 47: 41: 39: 31: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1312: 1302: 1301: 1296: 1291: 1286: 1281: 1276: 1271: 1266: 1261: 1256: 1251: 1246: 1231: 1230: 1202: 1174: 1158: 1130: 1102: 1074: 1047: 1036:. 7 March 1982 1019: 1008:. 20 June 1952 991: 963: 935: 907: 879: 851: 840:. 18 June 1977 823: 792: 782:Kihss, Peter. 775: 758: 730: 713: 702:. 9 April 1955 685: 657: 628: 577: 575: 572: 566: 563: 541:A resident of 531: 530: 527: 519: 518: 515: 500:Herald Tribune 491: 488: 476:Herald Tribune 437: 431: 362:United Kingdom 338: 335: 327:Atlantic Ocean 260:United Kingdom 227: 224: 205: 204: 193: 189: 188: 179: 175: 174: 171: 167: 166: 154: 150: 146: 145: 144: 143: 126: 122: 118: 117: 116: 115: 112: 110: 106: 105: 102: 98: 97: 92: 88: 87: 82: 78: 77: 71: 69:(aged 95) 65:April 18, 2009 63: 59: 58: 48: 37: 33: 32: 29: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1311: 1300: 1297: 1295: 1292: 1290: 1287: 1285: 1282: 1280: 1277: 1275: 1272: 1270: 1267: 1265: 1262: 1260: 1257: 1255: 1252: 1250: 1247: 1245: 1242: 1241: 1239: 1218: 1217: 1212: 1206: 1191:. 7 July 2002 1190: 1189: 1184: 1178: 1171: 1167: 1162: 1147:. 19 May 1991 1146: 1145: 1140: 1134: 1118: 1117: 1112: 1106: 1090: 1089: 1084: 1078: 1063:. 27 May 2001 1062: 1061: 1057: 1051: 1035: 1034: 1029: 1023: 1007: 1006: 1001: 995: 979: 978: 973: 967: 952:. 3 June 1971 951: 950: 945: 939: 923: 922: 917: 911: 895: 894: 889: 883: 867: 866: 861: 855: 839: 838: 833: 827: 811: 810: 805: 799: 797: 789: 785: 779: 772: 768: 762: 746: 745: 740: 734: 727: 723: 717: 701: 700: 695: 689: 674:. 15 May 1953 673: 672: 667: 661: 646: 642: 638: 632: 625: 624: 619: 613: 611: 609: 607: 605: 603: 601: 599: 597: 595: 593: 591: 589: 587: 585: 583: 578: 571: 562: 560: 559:heart failure 556: 552: 548: 544: 543:Bedford Hills 539: 537: 528: 525: 524: 523: 516: 513: 512: 511: 509: 505: 501: 497: 490:Personal life 487: 485: 481: 477: 472: 470: 466: 465: 464:New York Post 460: 459: 454: 450: 449: 443: 436: 430: 428: 427: 422: 421:Ogden R. 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Whitelaw Reid
Purchase
New York
White Plains
St. Paul's School
Yale University
Helen Rogers Reid
Ogden Mills Reid
Ogden R. Reid
Whitelaw Reid
New York Herald Tribune
tennis
Helen Rogers Reid
Ogden Mills Reid
Purchase
New York
Whitelaw Reid
United States Ambassador
France
United Kingdom
vice presidential
Benjamin Harrison
Ogden R. Reid
U.S. Ambassador to Israel
United States Representative
New York
New York City
St. Paul's School
Concord
New Hampshire

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