John Edward Taylor
- John Edward Taylor
John Edward Taylor (
September 11 ,1791 -January 6 ,1844 ) was the founder of the "Manchester Guardian " newspaper, later to become "The Guardian ". He was born atIlminster , Somerset, England, toMary Scott , the poet, and John Taylor, aUnitarian minister. He was apprenticed to a cotton manufacturer in Manchester, and later became a successful merchant. A moderate supporter of reform, he witnessed thePeterloo massacre in 1819. In 1821 he founded the "Manchester Guardian", which he continued to edit until his death.His younger son, also John Edward Taylor (though usually known as Edward) (1830-1905) became a co-owner of the "Manchester Guardian" in 1852 and sole owner four years later. He was also editor of the paper from 1861 to 1872. He bought the "
Manchester Evening News " from its founder Mitchell Henry in 1868 and was owner, then co-owner, until his death. He had no children; after his death the "Evening News" passed into the hands of his nephews in the Allen family, while the "Guardian" was sold to its editor, his cousinC. P. Scott .External links
* [http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRtaylor.htm Spartacus Educational: John E. Taylor]
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