William Howard Russell the first special correspondent of the Manchester Guardian John Black Atkins. http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/24/the-special-correspondent/?_r=0' http://spartacus-educational.com/Jrussell.htm' William Howard Russell Sir William Howard Russell (28 March 1820, Tallaght, County Dublin, Ireland – 11 February 1907, London, England) was an Irish reporter with "The Times", and is considered to have been one of the first modern war correspondents. He spent 22 months covering the Crimean War, including the Siege of Sevastopol and the Charge of the Light Brigade. He later covered events during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the American Civil War, the Austro-Prussian War, and the Franco-Prussian War. As a young reporter, Russell reported
Richard William Howard Gorges wife in America. He compiled the history of the Gorges family that was published in 1944. Richard William Howard Gorges died under the wheels of a London underground train in January 1944. The coroner recorded an open verdict. Although his brother, Raymond, appears to have provided financial support during his later life, Captain Richard Gorges' name has been removed from the family history and is no longer shown in Burke's Landed Gentry. Richard William Howard Gorges Richard William Howard Gorges (c1876-1944) came from an Irish family of Norman descent. He served in the Boer War and was later implicated in