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. Upon the purchase by Grant, Arnold resigned as editor and went on a long trip to Russia and Persia. In less than 12 months as owner, Grant sold the newspaper to
John Passmore Edwards in 1876. Edwards was the editor until its eventual sale in 1896 to a syndicate created for the purpose of purchasing
The Echo. In 1884 Edwards sold a two-thirds interest in the paper to
Andrew Carnegie and
Samuel Storey but repurchased the entire interest due to disagreements over management policy. After selling his interest in 1896 Edwards left the paper.
The Echo struggled financially and the syndicate sold a controlling interest to
Frederick William Pethick-Lawrence in 1901. Pethick-Lawrence ran
The Echo from 1902 to 1905, shutting down operations in August 1905.
Frances Power Cobbe was one of the main leader writers for the newspaper from 1868 to 1875. A collection of her leaders appeared as the book Re-Echoes in 1876. ==Editors==