Buckle, George Earle (1854-1935)

English journalist. In 1880 he joined the staff of The Times, which he edited from 1884- 1912. The six years of Unionist rule (1886-92), during which The Times opposed home rule in Ireland, were the most difficult of Buckle's career; a series of articles on Charles Stewart Parnell and Parnellism led to a judicial inquiry before a special commissioner, and entailed heavy financial loss by the paper's proprietors.

Buckle was born in Twerton, near Bath, England. He was educated at Honiton Grammar School, Winchester College, and Oxford University, where he became a fellow of All Souls. After his retirement he completed the official Life of Beaconsfield.