William Innell Clement
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| Born | William Innell Clement 15 January 1780 Westminster, London, England |
| Died | 24 January 1852 (aged 72) |
| Resting place | Kensal Green Cemetery |
| Occupation | Newspaper proprietor |
William Innell Clement (15 January 1780 – 24 January 1852) was an English newspaper proprietor.
Biography
Clement was born in the parish of
newsagent at a young age, he soon became one of the leading vendors in London. In 1814, Clement moved into the newspaper publishing business by purchasing The Observer, at that time a comparatively obscure Sunday paper. Within two years, Clement accepted government funds in return for providing editorial support. Endeavoring to make The Observer the leading Sunday newspaper, Clement delayed printing the paper until between four and five o'clock on the Sunday morning in order to include the latest news. Yet the paper remained dependent on government funds, with nearly half of its print run given away for free as 'specimen copies'.[2]
During this time Clement was also the publisher of the John Easthope in 1834 for £16,500. More profitable for Clement was his ownership of Bell's Life in London, which he purchased between 1824 and 1825. Under the editorship of Vincent George Dowling, Bell's Life in London became a leading sporting paper, with its circulation growing from 3,000 to over 30,000 in the first two decades of Clement's ownership.[3]
Clement died suddenly of apoplexy at Hackney on 24 January 1852. He is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery.
References
- ^ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
- ^ D. M. Griffiths, "Clement, William Innell", in The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, H.C.G. Matthew and Brian Harrison, eds. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004), vol. 12, p. 22.
- ^ D. M. Griffiths, "Clement, William Innell", in The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, H.C.G. Matthew and Brian Harrison, eds. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004), vol. 12, p. 23.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1887). "Clement, William Innell". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 11. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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