[2] Arthur Arnold was the editor for Messrs. Cassell, Petter & Galpin, who owned The Echo from 1868 until they sold it to Albert Grant in 1875.

[citation needed] Upon the purchase by Grant, Arnold resigned as editor and went on a long trip to Russia and Persia.

[3] Edwards was the editor until its eventual sale in 1896 to a syndicate created for the purpose of purchasing The Echo.

[4] The Echo struggled financially and the syndicate sold a controlling interest to Frederick William Pethick-Lawrence in 1901.

[citation needed] Frances Power Cobbe was one of the main leader writers for the newspaper from 1868 to 1875.