Edward Beale McLean

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: Owner and Publisher of the Washington Post newspaper from 1905 to 1933 in Washington, District of Columbia, DC, USA. ¹ 1905
John R. McLean, owner of the Cincinnati Enquirer, bought the newspaper. Under his leadership, The Washington Post increased its circulation and advertising and boosted its profits, but McLean's loyalty to the Democratic party colored his news judgments and caused the paper to lose much of its credibility and influence.

1916
McLean died and his son, Edward, became publisher. A crony of President Warren G. Harding, young McLean switched the paper's allegiance to the Republican party. Circulation dropped, advertising decreased, and finally The Post stumbled into receivership.

1933
On June 1, a public bankruptcy auction was held on the steps of The Post's E Street Building and the newspaper was sold for $825,000 to Eugene Meyer, a California-born financier.

Edward married Evalyn Lucille Walsh, daughter of Thomas F. Walsh and Unknown, in 1908. (Evalyn Lucille Walsh died in 1947 ².)