Colin Coote

Colin Coote
Member of Parliament
for Isle of Ely
In office
14 December 1918 – 26 October 1922
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byNorman Coates
Member of Parliament
for Wisbech
In office
14 December 1917 – 25 November 1918
Preceded byNeil Primrose
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1893-10-19)19 October 1893
Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England
Died8 June 1979(1979-06-08) (aged 85)
London, England
Political partyLiberal
Spouses
Marguerite Doris Wellstead
(m. 1916; div. 1925)
Denise Dethoor
(m. 1925; died 1945)
Amalie Lewkowitz
(m. 1946)
EducationRugby School
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
UnitGloucestershire Regiment
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsDistinguished Service Order

Sir Colin Reith Coote, DSO (19 October 1893 – 8 June 1979) was a British journalist and Liberal politician. For fourteen years he was the editor of The Daily Telegraph.[1]

  1. ^ "Obituary: Sir Colin Coote - Politics from the editor's chair". The Times. 23 November 1979. p. VI.