Aaron Smith Willington (1781–1862) was an American journalist. Willington served as editor of the ''Charleston Courier'', and under his leadership it became "one of the leading newspapers of the country". He was noted for scooping the

Treaty of Ghent The Treaty of Ghent () was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. It took effect in February 1815. Both sides signed it on December 24, 1814, in the city of Ghent, United Netherlands (now in ...

, publishing news of the settlement before his competitors in the northern US. He wrote ''A Summer's Tour in Europe, in 1851: In a Series of Letters, Addressed to the Editors of the Charleston Courier'', published in 1852.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Willington, Aaron Smith American male journalists 1781 births 1862 deaths American editors