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The Morning Star was a radical pro-peace London daily newspaper started by Richard Cobden and John Bright in March 1856. It had substantial support from Joseph Sturge. [1]

The newspaper was edited by Samuel Lucas from 1859 until his death in 1865. [2] He had a financial stake in the paper, and as an "active managing partner" he succeeded in recruiting the Irish politician, historian and novelist Justin McCarthy and novelist Edmund Yates as contributors. [3] McCarthy succeeded Lucas as editor from 1865 until 1868. The final issue, with John Morley as editor, was on 13 October 1869. [4]

The Scottish novelist William Black briefly worked as a journalist on the paper in 1863–64.

Editors

1856: William Haly [2]
1857: John Hamilton and Henry Richard [2]
1858: Baxter Langley [2]
1859: Samuel Lucas [2]
1865: Justin McCarthy
1869: John Morley

References

  1. ^ Tyrrell, Alex. "Sturge, Joseph (1793–1859)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/26746. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ a b c d e Martin Hewitt, The Dawn of the Cheap Press in Victorian Britain
  3. ^ Taylor, Miles; Spencer, H. J. (2004). "Lucas, Samuel (1811–1865)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/17139. Retrieved 5 January 2008. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) (subscription required)
  4. ^ Hamer, David. "Morley, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/35110. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)