John Walter (editor, born 1776)

English newspaper editor and politician

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John Walter Jr.

Born| (1776-02-23)23 February 1776

Battersea, London, England

Died| 28 June 1847(1847-06-28) (aged 71)

London, England

Nationality| British
Education| Merchant Taylors' School
Alma mater| Trinity College, Oxford
Political party| Whig
Spouse| Mary Smythe (m.1818)
Children| John Walter III
Parents|

* John Walter (father)
* Frances Landen (mother)

John Walter Jr. (23 February 1776 – 28 July 1847) was an English newspaper editor and politician. He was the son of John Walter, the founder of The Times, and succeeded his father as the newspaper's second editor.

## Biography[edit]

Walter was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and Trinity College, Oxford. About 1798 he was associated with his elder brother in the management of his father's business, and in 1803 became not only sole manager, but also editor of The Times.[1]

Walter expressed his opposition to the administration of William Pitt the Younger, which cost him government advertisements and the loss of his appointment as printer to the Customs. It also brought the hostility of officials.[1] When the King of Portugal sent him, via the Portuguese ambassador, a service of gold plate, he returned it.

Walter insisted on the anonymity of those whom he hired. From about 1810, he delegated to others editorial supervision, first to Sir John Stoddart, then to Thomas Barnes, and in 1841 to John Thadeus Delane, though never the ultimate direction of policy.

In 1830, Walter purchased an estate called Bearwood at Sindlesham in Berkshire where he built a house, afterwards rebuilt by his son. He was appointed High Sheriff of Berkshire the same year. Two years later, he was elected to Parliament for the county, and retained his seat till 1837, as a member of the Whigs. In 1841 he was returned to Parliament for Nottingham, but was unseated the following year on petition. He was twice married, firstly to Elizabeth Anne Gregory, and by his second wife, Mary Smythe, had a family. His eldest son, John, also worked in the newspaper. He died in London on 28 July 1847. The Walter Fountain was erected in Nottingham by his son in 1866 in his memory.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Walter, John (1776-1847)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

* This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Hugh Chisholm (1911). "Walter, John". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). p. 295-296.

## External links[edit]

* Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Walter

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Preceded by

Robert Throckmorton
Robert Palmer

|  Member of Parliament for Berkshire
1832–1837
With:  Robert Throckmorton 1832–1835
Robert Palmer 1832–1837
Philip Pusey 1835–1837  | Succeeded by

Robert Palmer
Philip Pusey
The Viscount Barrington

Preceded by

Sir Ronald Craufurd Ferguson
Sir John Cam Hobhouse

|  Member of Parliament for Nottingham
1841–1841
With:  Sir John Cam Hobhouse | Succeeded by

Sir John Cam Hobhouse
George Larpent

Preceded by

Sir John Cam Hobhouse
George Larpent

|  Member of Parliament for Nottingham
1842–1843
With:  Sir John Cam Hobhouse | Succeeded by

Sir John Cam Hobhouse
Thomas Gisborne

Honorary titles
Preceded by

George Henry Cherry

|  High Sheriff of Berkshire
1830  | Succeeded by

John Eyston

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The Times and The Sunday Times

Editors of
The Times|

* 1785: John Walter
* 1803: John Walter, 2nd
* 1812: John Stoddart
* 1817: Thomas Barnes
* 1841: John Thadeus Delane
* 1877: Thomas Chenery
* 1884: George Earle Buckle
* 1912: Geoffrey Dawson
* 1919: George Sydney Freeman
* 1919: Wickham Steed
* 1923: Geoffrey Dawson
* 1941: Robert Barrington-Ward
* 1948: William Francis Casey
* 1952: William Haley
* 1967: William Rees-Mogg
* 1981: Harold Evans
* 1982: Charles Douglas-Home
* 1985: Charles Wilson
* 1990: Simon Jenkins
* 1992: Peter Stothard
* 2002: Robert Thomson
* 2007: James Harding
* 2013: John Witherow
* 2022: Tony Gallagher

Editors of The
Sunday Times|

* 1821: Henry White
* 1822: Daniel Whittle Harvey
* 1824: Clarkson
* 1828: Thomas Gaspey
* 1835: Unknown
* 1850: Edward Tyrrel Smith
* 1858: E. W. Scale
* 1867: Edmund Scale
* 1874: Joseph Hatton
* 1881: Neville Bruce
* 1887: Phil Robinson
* 1890: Arthur William à Beckett
* 1893: Rachel Beer
* 1901: Leonard Rees
* 1932: William W. Hadley
* 1950: Harry Hodson
* 1961: Denis Hamilton
* 1967: Harold Evans
* 1981: Frank Giles
* 1983: Andrew Neil
* 1995: John Witherow
* 2013: Martin Ivens
* 2020: Emma Tucker
* 2023: Ben Taylor

First published
in The Times|

* "The Darkling Thrush"
* Harcourt interpolation
* The Mysterious Affair at Styles
* "Ode of Remembrance"
* The Secret Adversary

Related
publications|

* Times Atlas of the World
* TES (magazine)
* Times Higher Education
* The Times Literary Supplement
* The Times Science Review
* Times Top 100 Graduate Employers

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* News UK
* Reynolds v Times Newspapers Ltd
* Walter v Lane
* Times New Roman
* Wapping dispute

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People|

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