Egerton Castle

Egerton Castle was an author and one-time proprietor of the Liverpool Mercury newspaper that was founded by his grandfather. Castle was educated at King’s College, London before graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge, having also studied in Paris and Glasgow. He became a barrister in 1882, before receiving a commission at Sandhurst into the second East India Regiment. After failing to get a transfer into a cavalry regiment, Castle resigned.

In 1890, Castle became chairman of the Mercury until its amalgamation with the Liverpool Daily Post to form Liverpool Echo Limited, of which he remained a director. After marrying Agnes Sweetman, the pair gained notoriety as a prolific pair of authors, writing countless romantic novels

A keen sportsman, Castle was a fine swordsman but was also a keen shot and was captain of the Cambridge Rifle Shooting Club. He also rowed in the First Trinity eight. As a fencer, however, Castle attended two Olympics Games, firstly in 1900 as a referee, and in 1908 as captain of the Great Britain sabre and épée teams.