John Edward Taylor

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British journalist and publisher (1791–1844)

About John Edward Taylor

John Edward Taylor (11 September 1791 – 6 January 1844) was an English business tycoon, editor, publisher and member of The Portico Library, who was the founder of the Manchester Guardian newspaper in 1821. It was renamed in 1959 The Guardian.

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Known for: Notes and observations, critical and explanatory, on the papers relative to the internal state of the country, A full and accurate report of the trial of Mr. John Edward Taylor of Manchester, for an alleged libel on Mr. John Greenwood, of the same place
Born: 1791-09-11
Died: 1844-01-06