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...
First daily newspaper to be published in England. Published by Elixabeth Mallet from rooms above the White Hart in Fleet Street. 2022: Londonist, rightly, draws attention to the fact that this, Br...
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