Editing C. P. Scott (section)

{{Short description|British journalist, publisher and politician (1846–1932)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name        = C. P. Scott
| image       = Charles Prestwich Scott in 1919.jpg
| caption     = Scott in 1919
| birthname   = Charles Prestwich Scott 
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1846|10|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bath, Somerset]], UK
| death_date  = {{death date and age|1932|1|1|1846|10|26|df=y}}
| death_place = 
| alma_mater  = [[Corpus Christi College, Oxford]]
| occupation  = Journalist, editor
| alias       = 
| title       = 
| family      = 
| spouse      = [[Rachel Scott (women's education reformer)|Rachel Cook]] (1874–1905)
| children    = Madeline Scott<br/>Laurence Scott<br/>[[John Russell Scott]]<br/>[[Edward Taylor Scott]]
| relatives   = 
| credits     = 
}}
'''Charles Prestwich Scott''' (26 October 1846&nbsp;– 1 January 1932), usually cited as '''C. P. Scott''', was a British journalist, publisher and politician. Born in [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], [[Somerset]],<ref name="chron">{{cite web|title=C P Scott:: A Chronology|url=http://www.adam-matthew-publications.co.uk/digital_guides/journalism_and_politics_series_one/c%20p%20scott%20%20a%20chronology.aspx|publisher=Adam matthew Publications|access-date=13 November 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715105849/http://www.adam-matthew-publications.co.uk/digital_guides/journalism_and_politics_series_one/c%20p%20scott%20%20a%20chronology.aspx|archive-date=15 July 2010}}</ref> he was the editor of ''The Manchester Guardian'' (now ''[[The Guardian]]'') from 1872 until 1929 and its owner from 1907 until his death. He was also a [[The Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] Member of Parliament and pursued a progressive liberal agenda in the pages of the newspaper.