John Walter (editor, born 1776)
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John Walter Jr. | |
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Born | |
Died | 28 June 1847 London, England | (aged 71)
Nationality | British |
Education | Merchant Taylors' School |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
Political party | Whig |
Spouse | Mary Smythe (m.1818) |
Children | John Walter III |
Parents |
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John Walter Jr. (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 editor.
Biography
Walter was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and Trinity College, Oxford. About 1798 he was associated with his elder brother in the management of his father's business, and in 1803 became not only sole manager, but also editor of The Times.[1]
Walter expressed his opposition to the administration of
Walter insisted on the anonymity of those whom he hired. From about 1810, he delegated to others editorial supervision, first to Sir John Stoddart, then to Thomas Barnes, and in 1841 to John Thadeus Delane, though never the ultimate direction of policy.
In 1830, Walter purchased an estate called
References
- ^ a b Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. .
- public domain: Hugh Chisholm (1911). "Walter, John". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). p. 295-296. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the