Journalist. Born in Bures, Suffolk. In 1848 he went to India and became editor of 'The Friend of India'. Returning to England in 1860, he jointly, with Richard Holt Hutton, purchased The Spectator and became its editor. They remained its co-proprietors and joint editors for 25 years.
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Meredith White Townsend
Meredith White Townsend, 1831 - 1911, Editor of The Friend of India and The C...
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Editor of 'London Society', ‘an illustrated magazine of light and amusing literature’. He was close friends with Randolph Caldecott whose illustrations often appeared in his publications.
Apart from the fact that he won a Pulitzer for "Education of Henry Adams," 1919, all that the web can supply for him is quotations. You might have better luck. We published this plaque in 2009 and...
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Person, Journalism / Publishing, Peace, Politics & Administration, India
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