Harold Creighton
Harold Digby Fitzgerald Creighton | |
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| Born | September 11, 1927 |
| Died | July 3, 2003 (aged 75) |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, innovator |
| Known for | Purchasing The Spectator magazine in 1967 |
Harold Digby Fitzgerald Creighton (11 September 1927 – 3 July 2003) was a British entrepreneur and innovator in the machine tool industry, notable for purchasing The Spectator magazine in 1967 for £75,000.
After receiving a commission as a second lieutenant in the Royal Armoured Corps in 1947, Creighton served in both Egypt and the Far East. Upon completing his National Service, he joined a tin smelting enterprise in Malaya before returning to the United Kingdom, where he assumed the role of Chairman at the Scottish Machine Tool Corporation of Glasgow.
In 1967, Creighton took ownership of The Spectator, a weekly publication with a conservative political stance. Despite lacking previous experience in journalism, he replaced editor George Gale in 1973 and managed the magazine until 1975. He then sold it to Henry Keswick for £75,000. During Creighton's tenure, the magazine was firmly against Britain's membership in the European Economic Community.
Education
Creighton received his education at Haileybury and Imperial Service College, an independent school located near Hertford in Hertfordshire.