Ernest Burrington (13 December 1926 – 23 March 2018) was a British newspaper editor, who resided at Dene Park in Kent.
Burrington began his journalistic career in 1941, at the Oldham Chronicle.
He served in the Army from 1944 to 1947, before returning to the Oldham Chronicle, then moving into sub-editing, this taking him to the Bristol Evening World and then the Daily Herald.
He subsequently held numerous posts within the Mirror group, then later worked for Atlantic Media.
[1] The Telegraph,"Ernest Burrington,Fleet Street editor and Mirror Group chairman" (registration required)