Ledger, Edward |
| EDITOR (GREAT BRITAIN) |
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- DIED 24 Sep 1921 GRAVE LOCATION Brookwood, Surrey: Brookwood Cemetery (Plot 028) |
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Edward Ledger succeeded his father Frederick Ledger (d.1874) as the owner and the long time editor of "The Era", a weekly newspaper about the theatre and music. It appeared from 1837 to 1939. He was its editor from 1868 or 1872 to 1905, when he retired after a serious illness. In 1921 he sold the paper to William Hamar Bass. Ledger was a collector of furniture and suits of armour. |
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 The grave of Edward Ledger at Brookwood Cemetery, Woking. Picture by Androom (25 Jun 2009) |
Sources • Clarke, John M., London's Necropolis, A Guide to Brookwood Cemetery, Sutton Publishing, Stroud, Gloucestershire, 2004 • John Culme's Footlight Notes - The Era |
