Morning Star (London newspaper)

For the daily newspaper published in Britain since 1966 under that name, see Morning Star (British newspaper).

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. 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.)