Francis Wrigley Hirst [SEP] date of death
Francis Hirst
Francis Wrigley Hirst (10 June 1873 – 22 February 1953) was a British journalist, writer and editor of "The Economist" magazine. He was a Liberal in party terms and a classical liberal in ideology.
Early life.
Hirst was born at Dalton Lodge, two miles east of Huddersfield. He attended Clifton College and became editor of the "Cliftonian". He went to Wadham College, Oxford from 1892 to 1896, where he was Librarian and then President of the Oxford Union Society.
- Jaime Reynolds, 'The last of the Liberals – The career and political thought of Francis Wrigley Hirst (1873–1953)', "Journal of Liberal History", Issue 47, Summer 2005.
External links.
- Works by Francis Wrigley Hirst, at Hathi Trust
- Works by Francis Wrigley Hirst, at Unz.org
-  Hirst page at economia
-  Hirst biography at the Foundation for Economic Education