Northcliffe, Viscount (1865-1922), a famous English journalist and publisher, pioneered in the use of comics, special features, religious news, and tabloid newspapers. He also played an important part in the formation in 1916 of the Coalition Cabinet led by David Lloyd George. Northcliffe owned the Amalgamated Press, a large magazine publishing house, and the London Evening News, the Daily Mail, the Daily Mirror, and The Times. He was born on July 15, 1865, in County Dublin, Ireland. His given and family name was Alfred Charles William Harmsworth. He died on Aug. 14, 1922.
