Turner Catledge

M. Early life
Catledge was born on March 17 1901 to his parents Lee and Willie Catledge and sister Bessie on his grandfather’s 900-acre (3. Over the remainder of his career he worked for the Times as managing editor executive editor and last as the company's vice president.

Turner Catledge (pron. He was Managing Editor from 1952-1964 at which time he became the paper's first Executive Editor. After his retirement in 1968 he served briefly on the board of The New York Times company as a vice president.