Denis Hamilton
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Charles Denis "C.D." Hamilton (December 6, 1918–April 7, 1988) was an English newspaper editor.

He was born in South Shields
South Shields
South Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne to Tyne Dock, and about downstream from Newcastle upon Tyne...

, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...

, England, the son of an engineer from the Acklam iron and steel works who had retired early for health reasons. He joined the Boy Scouts
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 and attained the rank of Eagle Scout
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Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America . A Scout who attains this rank is called an Eagle Scout or Eagle. Since its introduction in 1911, the Eagle Scout rank has been earned by more than 2 million young men...

. His first job in the newspaper industry began in 1936 as reporter for the
Middlesbrough Evening Gazette. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 he served in the British army and was an officer under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery.

In 1959 he became editor of the Sunday Times. He would become editor in chief and chairman of Times Newspapers Ltd., a group that included the Times of London. During this period, Hamilton struggled with production unions over staff cuttbacks and the
introduction of computer technology. He also introduced the color magazine supplement into weekly national newspapers in England. In 1976 he was knighted. From 1978 until 1983, he served as president of the International Press Institute
International Press Institute
International Press Institute is a global organisation dedicated to the promotion and protection of press freedom and the improvement of journalism practices. Founded in October 1950, the IPI has members in over 120 countries....

. In 1979 he became chairman of Reuters
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 until his retirement in 1985.

He died in London and was survived by his wife Olive and four sons. One of his sons, Nigel Hamilton
Nigel Hamilton (author)
Nigel Hamilton is an award-winning British-born biographer, academic and broadcaster, whose works have been translated into sixteen languages. In the United States he is known primarily for his best-selling work on the young John F. Kennedy, JFK: Reckless Youth, which was made into an ABC...

is a Cambridge University educated historian and author.
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