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The Feeneys Of The Birmingham Post
The Feeneys of the Birmingham Post is an account of a family whose founder, John Frederick Feeney, came from Ireland to Birmingham in the 1830s to pursue his career as a journalist. In 1844 he bought the ailing Birmingham Journal, a weekly publication which he transformed so successfully that in 1857 he founded the Birmingham Daily Post, subsequently adding the Saturday Evening Post (later the Birmingham Weekly Post).
His son, John Feeney, enlarged the business with the founding of the Birmingham Daily Mail. A generous supporter of local charities, and a keen patron of the arts, he was responsible for acquiring numerous paintings for the Birmingham Art Gallery, as well as financing the building of the Feeney Galleries. His nephew, Sir Charles Hyde (also a noted benefactor, particularly of the University of Birmingham), continued to expand the business, so that by the time he died in 1942 the Birmingham Post had become a household name in the Midlands, as well as a leading provincial newspaper in the country.
Drawing on the huge amount of family letters, diairies and other memorabilia made available to him, the author gives insight into the private life of the Feeneys, and the various members of this in many ways remarkable family.
His son, John Feeney, enlarged the business with the founding of the Birmingham Daily Mail. A generous supporter of local charities, and a keen patron of the arts, he was responsible for acquiring numerous paintings for the Birmingham Art Gallery, as well as financing the building of the Feeney Galleries. His nephew, Sir Charles Hyde (also a noted benefactor, particularly of the University of Birmingham), continued to expand the business, so that by the time he died in 1942 the Birmingham Post had become a household name in the Midlands, as well as a leading provincial newspaper in the country.
Drawing on the huge amount of family letters, diairies and other memorabilia made available to him, the author gives insight into the private life of the Feeneys, and the various members of this in many ways remarkable family.
208 pages, Hardcover
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