Thornton Leigh Hunt
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Thornton Leigh Hunt (10 September 1810 – 25 June 1873) was the first editor of the British daily broadsheet newspaper The Daily Telegraph.
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Thornton Leigh Hunt | |
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Born | (1810-09-10)10 September 1810 |
Died | 25 June 1873(1873-06-25) (aged 62) Kilburn, London, England |
Burial place | Kensal Green Cemetery |
Occupation(s) | Journalist and editor |
Employer(s) | The Daily Telegraph The Spectator |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse |
Katharine Gliddon
(m. 1834–1873) |
Children | 14 |
Family | Leigh Hunt (father) Marianne Hunt (mother) |
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