Henry David Winton (June 10, 1793 – January 6, 1855) was an

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-born

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and newspaper owner in

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. The son of Reverend Robert Winton, he was born in Withycombe Raleigh,

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. He was an apprentice to a printer and bookbinder in Dartmouth and continued in that trade in

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. In 1816, Winton married Elizabeth Luttrell Nicholson. He came to Newfoundland in 1818 and opened a wholesale and retail stationery business in St. John's. In 1820, with a partner, he founded the ''Public Ledger and Newfoundland General Advertiser'' at St. John's. Under Winton, the paper criticized

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politicians and helped sow discord between Catholic and

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s in Newfoundland. In May 1835, Winton was attacked by a group of disguised men: he was knocked from his horse, one ear was cut with a knife and the other was sliced off. He was strongly critical of Reformers. of

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for the colony and of the union of the assembly and legislative council introduced in 1842. In that same year, Winton ran unsuccessfully for the Burin seat in the assembly, losing to Clement Pitt Benning. He died in St. John's at the age of 61. His son

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took over the operation of the paper. His sons Robert and

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were also newspaper owners.

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1793 births Canadian newspaper publishers (people) 1855 deaths {{Canada-journalist-stub