19th-century British newspaper publishers (people)

The list 19th-century British newspaper publishers (people) includes Abel Heywood, William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor, Edward Hulton (senior), George Toulmin and Sir William Ingram, 1st Baronet. The list consists of 45 members and 2 sublists.

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William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor

American-British attorney, politician, businessman, and philanthropist

Overview: William Waldorf "Willy" Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (March 31, 1848 – October 18, 1919), was an American-British attorney, politician, businessman (hotels and newspapers), and philanthropist. Astor was ...

Date of birth: 31 March 1848

Date of death: 18 October 1919

Age: 71 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Business

Gender: Male

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Viscounts Astor 4T

People from Hever, Kent 16T

Peers created by George V 318T
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Edward Hulton (senior)

British newspaper proprietor

Overview: Edward "Ned" Hulton (1838–1904) was a British newspaper proprietor in Victorian Manchester. Born the son of a weaver, he was an entrepreneur who established a vast newspaper empire and was the progenitor ...

Date of birth: 1838

Date of death: 1904

Age: 65 (age at death)

Occupation: Business

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British newspaper chain founders 12T

Hulton family 9T

Mass media in Manchester 31T
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George Toulmin

British politician

Overview: Sir George Toulmin (17 March 1857 – 21 January 1923) was an English journalist, newspaper proprietor and Liberal Party politician.

Date of birth: 17 March 1857

Date of death: 21 January 1923

Age: 65 (age at death)

Nationality: British

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Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies 1,531T

People educated at Preston Grammar School 13T

20th-century British newspaper publishers (people) 20T
4.

James Duckworth

British politician

Overview: Sir James Duckworth (14 February 1840 – 1 January 1915) was a self-made English businessman from Rochdale, Lancashire who rose from poverty to found a large chain a grocery shops known popularly as "Jimmy ...

Date of birth: 14 February 1840

Date of death: 1 January 1915

Age: 74 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Business

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Members of Lancashire County Council 30T

Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Stockport 25T

Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies 1,531T
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Sir William Ingram, 1st Baronet

British politician

Overview: Sir William James Ingram, 1st Baronet (27 October 1847 – 18 December 1924) was Managing Director of The Illustrated London News and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in three periods ...

Date of birth: 27 October 1847

Date of death: 18 December 1924

Age: 77 (age at death)

Nationality: British

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People from Westgate-on-Sea 14T

Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies 3,688T

UK MPs 1885–86 674T
6.

Wilfrid Meynell

British newspaper publisher and editor

Overview: Wilfrid Meynell (17 November 1852, Newcastle-upon-Tyne – 20 October 1948, Pulborough), who sometimes wrote under the pseudonym John Oldcastle, was a British newspaper publisher and editor.

Date of birth: 17 November 1852

Date of death: 20 October 1948

Age: 95 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Editor

Gender: Male

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British publishers (people) 157T

British newspaper editors 253T

1852 births 2,353T
7.

Herbert Ingram

British politician

Overview: Herbert Ingram (27 May 1811 – 8 September 1860) was a British journalist and politician. He is considered the father of pictorial journalism through his founding of The Illustrated London News, the first ...

Date of birth: 27 May 1811

Date of death: 8 September 1860

Age: 49 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Business

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Politicians who died in office 2,943T

UK MPs who died in office 701T

The Illustrated London News 4T
8.

Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baron Burnham

British newspaper proprietor

Overview: Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baron Burnham KCVO (28 December 1833 – 9 January 1916), known as Sir Edward Levy-Lawson, 1st Baronet, from 1892 to 1903, was a British newspaper proprietor.

Date of birth: 28 December 1833

Date of death: 9 January 1916

Age: 82 (age at death)

Nationality: British

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Peers created by Edward VII 12T

Burnham Barons 5T

Jewish British politicians 365T
9.

James Gordon Bennett, Sr.

newspaper publisher

Overview: James Gordon Bennett Sr. (September 1, 1795 – June 1, 1872) was the founder, editor and publisher of the New York Herald and a major figure in the history of American newspapers.

Date of birth: 1 September 1795

Date of death: 1 June 1872

Age: 76 (age at death)

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: Journalist

Gender: Male

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Bennett family 5T

American male journalists 4,321T

New York Herald people 18T
10.

Richard Carlile

British social reformer

Overview: Richard Carlile (8 December 1790 – 10 February 1843) was an important agitator for the establishment of universal suffrage and freedom of the press in the United Kingdom.

Date of birth: 9 December 1790

Date of death: 10 February 1843

Age: 52 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Activist

Gender: Male

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English reformers 15T

English male non-fiction writers 1,748T

19th-century atheists 66T
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Abel Heywood

British politician and publisher

Overview: Abel Heywood (25 February 1810 – 19 August 1893) was an English publisher, radical and mayor of Manchester.

Date of birth: 25 February 1810

Date of death: 19 August 1893

Age: 83 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Politician

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19th-century British newspaper founders 23T

Mayors of Manchester 17T

19th-century newspaper publishers (people) 99T
12.

George Newnes

British politician

Overview: Sir George Newnes, 1st Baronet (13 March 1851 – 9 June 1910) was an English publisher and editor. His company George Newnes Ltd continued publishing long after his death.

Date of birth: 13 March 1851

Date of death: 9 June 1910

Age: 59 (age at death)

Nationality: British

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Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Swansea constituencies 24T

Liberal Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies 161T

Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies 1,531T
13.

John Hutton (publisher)

Overview: Sir John Hutton (October 14, 1841 – May 31, 1903) was a publisher and Chairman of the London County Council between 1892 and 1895.

Date of birth: 14 October 1841

Date of death: 31 May 1903

Age: 61 (age at death)

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Defunct organisations based in London 26T

Members of London County Council 563T

Political office-holders in London 2T
14.

Henry Lascelles Carr

Businessman

Overview: Henry Lascelles Carr (1844 – 5 October 1902), known as Lascelles Carr, was a British newspaper proprietor and businessman. Born in Yorkshire, Carr relocated to South Wales where he became a jour ...

Date of birth: 1844

Date of death: 5 October 1902

Age: 58 (age at death)

Occupation: Journalist

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Councillors in Cardiff 36T

Journalists from Cardiff 22T

People educated at Kingswood School, Bath 49T
15.

George Smith (publisher)

Founder of the publishing firm Smith, Elder & Co.

Overview: George Smith (1789 – 21 August 1846) was a Scottish born publisher who co-founded, along with Alexander Elder, the British publishing company Smith, Elder & Co.

Date of birth: 1789

Date of death: 21 August 1846

Age: 57 (age at death)

Nationality: Scottish

Occupation: Business

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John Walter (second)

British politician

Overview: John Walter (23 February 1776 – 28 July 1847) was an English newspaper editor and politician. He was the son of John Walter, the founder of The Times, and succeeded his father as the newspaper's second ...

Date of birth: 23 February 1776

Date of death: 28 July 1847

Age: 71 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Journalist

Gender: Male

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John Walter (third)

British politician

Overview: John Walter (8 October 1818 – 3 November 1894) was an English newspaper publisher and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1847 and 1885.

Date of birth: 8 October 1818

Date of death: 3 November 1894

Age: 76 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Journalist

Gender: Male

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George Haynes

Overview: George Haynes (1745-1830) was a British entrepreneur, pottery manufacturer, banker, and newspaper proprietor of Swansea, Wales.

Date of birth: 1745

Date of death: 1830

Age: 84 (age at death)

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Henry Yates Thompson

British newspaper publisher

Overview: Henry Yates Thompson (15 December 1838 – 8 July 1928) was a British newspaper proprietor and collector of illuminated manuscripts.

Date of birth: 15 December 1838

Date of death: 8 July 1928

Age: 89 (age at death)

Nationality: British

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Edward Lloyd (publisher)

British publisher

Overview: Edward Lloyd (16 February 1815 – 8 April 1890) was a London publisher. His early output of serialised fiction brought Sweeney Todd, a gentleman vampire and many romantic heroes to a new public – those ...

Date of birth: 16 February 1815

Date of death: 8 April 1890

Age: 75 (age at death)

Nationality: British

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