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British newspaper editor

Charles John Tibbits (31 January 1861 – 7 July 1935) was a British journalist, newspaper editor, and legal writer.

Biography

Born on 31 January 1861 in Chester, the youngest son of George Tibbits, a solicitor, and Mary née Myddleton. He was baptised on 30 December 1863 at St John the Baptist's Church, Chester.

Tibbits attended Albion House School, Chester, and matriculated at Oxford University on 18 October 1880, where he studied to join the Church. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1886, he "wandered into journalism" instead, becoming a reporter, sub-editor, then editor of various local newspapers.

After three years in local journalism he moved to London "to find fortune". He joined Harmsworth Publications, and rose to become the assistant editor for several years to newspaper magnate Alfred Harmsworth, as well as contributing stories and articles to almost all the London newspapers.

In 1895, he was promoted to editor of the Weekly Dispatch newspaper. Under Tibbits, the newspaper was remodelled, enlarged, and introduced pictures. He was also editor of the short-lived Women's Weekly newspaper (1896–1900).

In 1901, Tibbits and his reporter Charles Windust were convicted for publishing prejudicial articles about an ongoing court case, and were sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment. Tibbits remained editor of the Weekly Dispatch until 1903. He continued to write articles on social questions and occasionally short stories for leading magazines and periodicals after this, including a significant article on tinsel prints for the London Magazine (1903).

He later qualified as a solicitor, becoming an expert on legal matters in British and American journals. His book Marriage Making and Breaking (1911) was a contribution to the contemporary debate on reform of divorce law.

He died on 7 July 1935 at Barnet, Hertfordshire.

Personal life

Tibbits married the author Annie Olive Brazier on 18 January 1896 at St Marylebone Parish Church, London. They had a son, Arthur Christopher Tibbits, and two daughters, Eleanor Mary Tibbits and Isabella Margaret Myddleton Tibbits.

He was a member of a number of gentlemen's clubs, including the New Vagabonds', Press, National Liberal, and Savage Club. According to Who's Who, he enjoyed fishing and chess.

Bibliography

  • Folk-Lore and Legends: Germany (1889)
  • Folk-Lore and Legends: Ireland (1889)
  • Folk-Lore and Legends: Oriental (1889)
  • Folk-Lore and Legends: Scotland (1889)
  • Folk-Lore and Legends: English (1890)
  • Folk-Lore and Legends: Russian and Polish (1890)
  • Folk-Lore and Legends: Scandinavian (1890)
  • Terrible Tales: German (1890)
  • Terrible Tales: French (1890)
  • Terrible Tales: Italian (1890)
  • Terrible Tales: Spanish (1890)
  • Archipropheta (1906) by Nicholas Grimald, translated by Tibbits
  • Marriage Making and Marriage Breaking (1911)

Notes

  1. Tibbits went to Albion House School according to Joseph Foster. Victor Plarr just writes that "he was educated privately", while Who Was Who describes his education before Oxford as "private tuition".
  2. Annie Olive Brazier was a well known story writer. As Annie O. Tibbits, she went on to write fourteen sixpenny novels from 1910 to 1927.

References

  1. Nappo, Tommaso (2012). "Tibbits, Charles John". British Biographical Index. De Gruyter. p. 3945. doi:10.1515/9783110914153. ISBN 9783110914153.
  2. ^ "Tibbits, Charles John". Who Was Who 1929–1940. Vol. 3 (2 ed.). London: Adam & Charles Black. 1967. p. 1352.
  3. ^ Griffiths, Dennis, ed. (1992). "Tibbits, Charles". The Encyclopedia of the British Press 1422–1992. New York: St Martin's Press. p. 561. ISBN 0312086334.
  4. "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538–2000: Charles John Tibbits, 30 Dec 1863, Christening". FamilySearch. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  5. Foster, Joseph (1893). "Tibbits, Charles John". Oxford Men & Their Colleges. Oxford: James Parker & Co. p. 602.
  6. ^ Plarr, Victor G., ed. (1899). "Tibbits, Charles John". Men and Women of the Time (15 ed.). London: George Routledge and Sons. p. 1082.
  7. ^ Sladen, Douglas (ed.). "Tibbits, Charles John". Who's Who 1898. Vol. 50. London: Adam & Charles Black. p. 764.
  8. Foster, Joseph, ed. (1888). Alumni Oxonienses 1715–1886. Vol. 4. Oxford: Parker and Co. p. 1419.
  9. ^ "Small Talk". The Sketch: A Journal of Art and Actuality. 13. London: Ingram Brothers: 501. 15 April 1896.
  10. ^ Kemp, Sandra (1997). "Tibbits, Mrs Annie O.". Edwardian Fiction: An Oxford Companion. Oxford University Press. p. 387.
  11. "Art and Literature". The Dover Express. 29 July 1898. p. 3.
  12. Beetham, Margaret; Boardman, Kay (2001). Victorian Women's Magazines: An Anthology. Manchester University Press. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-7190-5879-0.
  13. Bridgman, G. F. L., ed. (1962). "R. v. Tibbits and Another". The All England Law Reports Reprint 1900–1903. London: Butterworth & Co. pp. 896–902.
  14. "Conspiracy and Attempt to Interfere with the Due Course of Justice". Prosecution of Offences Acts, 1879 and 1884. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1902. p. 41.
  15. Williams, Charles D. (1 December 1945). "A Further Note on Redington Portraits". Notes and Queries. 189 (11): 236. doi:10.1093/nq/189.11.233. ISSN 1471-6941.
  16. Hindson, Catherine (2015). "Grangerising Theatre's Histories: Spectatorship, the Theatrical Tinsel Picture and the Grangerised Book". Nineteenth Century Theatre and Film. 42 (2): 195–210. doi:10.1177/1748372716643335. hdl:1983/81a57779-5ccf-4c23-bd48-1ed00a88f4bc. ISSN 1748-3727.
  17. Armstrong, James (2019). "Protagonists in Paper: Toy Theatres and the Cultivation of Celebrity". Theatre Notebook. 73 (3): 158–184.
  18. 109: Charles John Tibbits, Register of Deaths, Barnet District, vol. 03A, General Register Office for England and Wales, September 1935, p. 465
  19. "London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754–1938". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  20. "West Sussex, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754–1936". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  21. "1911 England Census". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  22. "Tibbits, Charles John". Who's Who 1904. London: A. & C. Black. p. 1522.
  23. ^ "William W. Gibbings' Catalogue of Books". Folk-Lore and Legends: Russian and Polish. October 1890. p. 7.

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