Jones, Roderick

NEWS AGENCY DIRECTOR (ENGLAND)
BORN 21 Oct 1877, Dukinfield, Cheshire: Whitehead Street - DIED 22 Jan 1962
BIRTH NAME Jones, George Roderick
GRAVE LOCATION Rottingdean, East Sussex: St. Margaret's Churchyard, 2-19 Dean Court Road (family vault)

Roderick Jones directed the Reuters press agency from 1915 after Herbert de Reuter had committed suicide. He was also its owner until 1925 and kept his post until 1941.

He married the author Enid Bagnold in 1920 and lived with her in Rottingdean near Brighton in the house that had previously belonged to the painter Edward Burne-Jones.

Family
• Wife: Bagnold, Enid (1920-)

Images

The grave of Enid Bagnold and Roderick Jones at St. Margaret's Churchyard, Rottingdean, Sussex.
Picture by Androom (07 Feb 2012)

 

The grave of Enid Bagnold and Roderick Jones at St. Margaret's Churchyard, Rottingdean, Sussex.
Picture by Androom (07 Feb 2012)

 

Sources
Roderick Jones - Wikipédia (FR)


Josephi, Joseph

Published: 12 Oct 2014
Last update: 09 Mar 2022