Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baron Burnham

Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baron Burnham (born December 28, 1833, London, England—died January 9, 1916, London) was an English newspaper proprietor who virtually created the London Daily Telegraph. He was educated at University College school. His father, Joseph Moses Levy, acquired the Daily Telegraph and Courier in 1855, a few months after it was founded by Colonel Sleigh. Aided by his son, Levy soon raised it to a leading position and made it the pioneer London...