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The paper was founded by John Bell. Originally a Whig paper, it was purchased by Daniel Stuart (1766-1846) in 1795, who made it into a moderate Tory organ. A number of well-known writers contributed, including Coleridge, Lamb, Mackintosh, Southey, and Wordsworth. In the seven years of Stuart's proprietorship, the paper's circulation rose from 350 to over 4,000. John Bell is a common name. ... While the Whigs (along with the Tories) are often described as one of the two political parties in late 17th to mid 19th century Great Britain, it is more accurate to describe them as loose political groupings or tendencies. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This page is about the nineteenth century English poet. ... Charles Lamb (10 February 1775 –- 27 July 1834) was an English essayist, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the childrens book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced along with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764–1847). ... Sir James Mackintosh (October 24, 1765 - May 30, 1832), Scottish publicist, was undoubtedly one of the most cultured and catholic-minded men of his time. ... Robert Southey, English poet Robert Southey (August 12, 1774 – March 21, 1843) was an English poet of the Romantic school, and one of the so-called Lake Poets. Although his fame tends to be eclipsed by that of his contemporaries such as William Wordsworth, Southeys verse enjoys enduring popularity. ... William Wordsworth, English poet William Wordsworth (April 7, 1770 – April 23, 1850) was a major English romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their 1798 joint publication, Lyrical Ballads. ...

Later the paper was acquired by a Lancashire papermaker named Crompton. In 1848 he hired Peter Borthwick, a Scot who had been a conservative MP for Evesham 1835-1847, as editor, and when Peter died in 1852, his son Algernon Borthwick took over. During the 1850s, the Post was very closely associated with the Palmerston ministry. Red Lancashire rose Lancashire is a county in the North of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Crompton was an urban district of Lancashire, England from 1894 to 1974, when it was merged to form part of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Location within the British Isles The Market Place in Evesham, circa 1904 Evesham (or the Sham as it is known to its inhabitants) is a middle-sized, rural market town in Worcestershire, England. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Algernon Borthwick, 1st Baron Glenesk (27 December 1830- 24 November British journalist, and later the owner of the Morning Post (which merged with The Daily Telegraph in 1937). ... The name Palmerston can refer to several places, and also to several notable people: // Places Palmerston - a city near Darwin in Australia Palmerston - a suburb of Canberra, Australia Palmerston - a town in Ontario, Canada Palmerston Island - an island in the Cook Islands Palmerston - a town in Otago in the South...

With the aid of Andrew Montagu, Borthwick purchased the Post in 1876. His son Oliver Borthwick (1873-1905) was business manager and editor, but died young, and upon the father's death in 1908 control went to his daughter Lilias (1871-1965), wife of Seymour Henry, 7th Earl Bathurst (1864-1943). 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

The paper was noted for its attentions to the activities of the powerful and wealthy, its interest in foreign affairs, and in literary and artistic events. It began regular printing of notices of plays, concerts, and operas in the early 20th century, and is said to have been the first daily paper in London to do this.

Howell Arthur Gwynne (1865-1950) took over as editor in 1911. The Bathursts sold the paper to a consortium organized by the Duke of Northumberland in 1924, who then sold it to William Berry in 1937. Although the expectation was that the Morning Port remain a separate title, it was later dropped. 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Consortium is a word that comes from the Latin consortium meaning association or society, from the word consors meaning owner of means or comrade. ... The title Duke of Northumberland was created in 1551 for John Dudley. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Ewart Berry (1879-1954) was a Welsh newspaper publisher. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Reference

• Wilfrid Hindle, The Morning Post, 1772-1937: Portrait of a Newspaper (Greenwood, 1974) ISBN 0-8371-7243-8

External link

• Some 20th-century bits