Patrick Sergeant
Sir Patrick John Rushton Sergeant (17 March 1924 – 18 September 2024) was a British journalist, investor and businessman who was the founder of Euromoney Institutional Investor. Previously, he served as the City Editor of the Daily Mail from 1960 to 1984.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Patrick Sergeant was born on 17 March 1924 in King's Down, Kent.[2] He attended Beaumont College.[2]
Career
[edit]Sergeant served in Royal Navy before joining Mullens & Co.[2]
In 1948, he joined News Chronicle as a reporter.[2] From 1960 to 1984, he was the City Editor of the Daily Mail.[2] Later, he served as a director of Daily Mail and General Trust Plc from 1992 to 2004.[3]
He announced his retirement from the board of Euromoney in 2018.[4]
Personal life and death
[edit]Sergeant lived in The Grove, Highgate from 1961.[5][6]
His daughter, Emma Sergeant (born 1959), is an artist[7] and is married to Adam Zamoyski.[citation needed]
Sergeant turned 100 on 17 March 2024,[5] and died on 18 September.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "My Mentor: Patience Wheatcroft On Sir Patrick Sergeant". Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Attard, Bernard (28 January 2011). "London Stock Exchange oral history: interview with Sir Patrick Sergeant". Centre for Metropolitan History.
- ^ "Patrick John Rushton SERGEANT personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
- ^ InPublishing. "Sir Patrick Sergeant retires from Euromoney board".
- ^ a b Nevéus, Ingmar; Lundborg, Beatrice (12 May 2024). "Oligarkerna i London kämpar för att få behålla sina lyxbostäder" [Oligarchs in London struggle to keep their luxury homes]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish).
- ^ Sir Patrick, Sergeant. "Obituary". The Times. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Emma's brush with marriage". 16 November 1996. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Sir Patrick Sergeant, giant of financial journalism who founded the Euromoney magazine empire". The Telegraph. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
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