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George Carron Greig (born 16 December 1960), known as Geordie Greig, is an English journalist.He has been the editor-in-chief of The Independent since January 2023, and was the editor of the Daily Mail from 2018 to 2021 and the Mail on Sunday from 2012 to 2018.
George Greig (13 April 1871 – 22 November 1940) was a Scottish businessman, politician and football player and manager. He was manager of Dundee United from 1936 to 1938. Early life
On its founding, the paper was edited by the two Scotsmen, the poet Thomas Pringle and the educator John Fairbairn, and was printed by George Greig. After a series of mergers and name changes it finally ceased publication in 1879. The paper's final name was The Cape Standard and Mail.
Carron Greig was a Gentleman Usher for Queen Elizabeth II from 1961 until 1995, when he became Extra Gentleman Usher. His son Louis was Page of Honour to the Queen, and his daughter Laura was a Lady-in-Waiting to Diana, Princess of Wales. [citation needed] Sir Carron Greig died on 11 July 2012, aged 87, at Fleet, Hampshire. [citation needed]
Academically gifted, Greig was also an excellent rugby union and tennis player. After a few years practising as a junior doctor in the Gorbals, he joined the navy in 1906 and won the gold medal during his training at Haslar. In 1909, Greig entered officer training at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, where he met Prince Albert, later George VI.
John Glennie Greig CIE (24 October 1871 — 24 May 1958) was an English first-class cricketer and cricket administrator, British Army officer, racquets and tennis player, and Roman Catholic priest. Greig's military career spanned from 1892 to 1921, beginning with his commissioning into the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment and eventual transfer ...
Robert Blyth Greig was born on 23 March 1874 in Balcurvie, Fife, the son of Helen Ann Martin and George Greig, a farmer. [1] [2] Education.
Geoffrey George Fenner Greig (15 August 1897 – 24 October 1960) was an English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right arm fast bowler who played 18 times for Worcestershire (and twice for Oxford University ) in the early 1920s.