Charles John Tibbits Explained

Charles John Tibbits (31 January 1861 – 7 July 1935) was a British journalist, newspaper editor, and legal writer.[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Born on 31 January 1861 in Chester, the youngest son of George Tibbits, a solicitor, and Mary Myddleton.[2] He was baptised on 30 December 1863 at St John the Baptist's Church, Chester.[4]

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,[5] he "wandered into journalism" instead, becoming a reporter, sub-editor, then editor of various local newspapers.[6]

After three years in local journalism he moved to London "to find fortune".[7] He joined Harmsworth Publications, and rose to become the assistant editor[3] for several years to newspaper magnate Alfred Harmsworth,[2] [6] 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.[3] Under Tibbits, the newspaper was remodelled, enlarged, and introduced pictures.[6] He was also editor of the short-lived Women's Weekly newspaper (1896–1900).[8] [9]

In 1901, Tibbits and his reporter Charles Windust were convicted for publishing prejudicial articles about an ongoing court case,[10] and were sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment.[11] 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,[2] including a significant article on tinsel prints for the London Magazine (1903).[12] [13] [14]

He later qualified as a solicitor, becoming an expert on legal matters[3] in British and American journals.[2] 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.[15] They had a son, Arthur Christopher Tibbits,[16] and two daughters, Eleanor Mary Tibbits and Isabella Margaret Myddleton Tibbits.[2] [17]

He was a member of a number of gentlemen's clubs, including the New Vagabonds', Press,[7] National Liberal,[18] and Savage Club.[2] According to Who's Who, he enjoyed fishing and chess.[7]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Nappo, Tommaso . Tibbits, Charles John . British Biographical Index . De Gruyter . 2012 . 9783110914153 . 10.1515/9783110914153 . 3945 .
  2. Book: Tibbits, Charles John . Who Was Who 1929–1940 . 3 . 1967 . 2 . Adam & Charles Black . London . 1352 . https://archive.org/details/whowaswho19291940003vari/page/1352 .
  3. Book: Dennis . Griffiths . Dennis Griffiths . Tibbits, Charles . The Encyclopedia of the British Press 1422–1992 . St Martin's Press . New York . 1992 . 0312086334 . https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofbr0000unse_c3b5/page/561 . 561 .
  4. Web site: England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538–2000: Charles John Tibbits, 30 Dec 1863, Christening . FamilySearch . 2024-05-31 .
  5. Book: Joseph . Foster . Joseph Foster (genealogist) . Alumni Oxonienses 1715–1886 . Parker and Co. . Oxford . 4 . 1888 . 1419 .
  6. Small Talk . The Sketch: A Journal of Art and Actuality . Ingram Brothers . London . 13 . 15 April 1896 . 501 .
  7. Book: Douglas . Sladen . Douglas Sladen . Tibbits, Charles John . Who's Who 1898 . 50 . Adam & Charles Black . London . https://books.google.com/books?id=l10oAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA764 . 764 .
  8. News: Art and Literature . The Dover Express . 29 July 1898 . 3 .
  9. Book: Beetham . Margaret . Boardman . Kay . Victorian Women's Magazines: An Anthology . Manchester University Press . 2001 . 978-0-7190-5879-0 . 227.
  10. Book: G. F. L. . Bridgman . R. v. Tibbits and Another . The All England Law Reports Reprint 1900–1903 . 1962 . Butterworth & Co. . London . https://archive.org/details/nlsiu.taelrr.1900-1903/page/896 . 896–902 .
  11. Book: Conspiracy and Attempt to Interfere with the Due Course of Justice . Prosecution of Offences Acts, 1879 and 1884 . His Majesty's Stationery Office . London . 1902 . https://books.google.com/books?id=TX4xAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA3-PA41 . 41 .
  12. Williams . Charles D. . A Further Note on Redington Portraits . Notes and Queries . 189 . 11 . 1 December 1945 . 1471-6941 . 10.1093/nq/189.11.233 . 236 .
  13. Hindson . Catherine . Grangerising Theatre's Histories: Spectatorship, the Theatrical Tinsel Picture and the Grangerised Book . Nineteenth Century Theatre and Film . 42 . 2 . 2015 . 1748-3727 . 10.1177/1748372716643335 . 195–210. 1983/81a57779-5ccf-4c23-bd48-1ed00a88f4bc . free .
  14. James . Armstrong . Protagonists in Paper: Toy Theatres and the Cultivation of Celebrity . Theatre Notebook . 73 . 3 . 2019 . 158–184 .
  15. Web site: London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754–1938 . Ancestry.com . 2024-05-31 .
  16. Web site: West Sussex, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754–1936 . Ancestry.com . 2024-06-01 .
  17. Web site: 1911 England Census . Ancestry.com . 2024-06-01 .
  18. Book: Tibbits, Charles John . Who's Who 1904 . A. & C. Black . London . https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.07152/page/n1574 . 1522 .
  19. Book: William W. Gibbings' Catalogue of Books . Folk-Lore and Legends: Russian and Polish . October 1890 . 7 . https://books.google.com/books?id=kaMSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT6 .

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