The ''Morning Herald'' was an early

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in the

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. The newspaper was founded in 1780 by the Reverend Sir

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, former editor of ''

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''. It was initially a

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paper aligned with the

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, but later became aligned with the

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.The Cambridge History of English and American Literature: Volume XIV - The Victorian Age, Part Two
/ref> In 1843, it was bought by Edward Baldwin, then after his death in 1848 was acquired by James Johnstone, who also owned the ''

Evening Standard The ''Evening Standard'', formerly ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), also known as the ''London Evening Standard'', is a local free daily newspaper in London, England, published Monday to Friday in tabloid format. In October 2009, after be ...

''. He differentiated the two newspapers by charging 4d a copy for the ''Herald'' and only 2d for the ''Standard''. This was initially successful, and he briefly created the ''Evening Herald'' as a companion to the ''Morning Herald'', but neither edition made a profit, the evening edition soon closing and the ''Morning Herald'' closing in 1869.

Editors

:1780:

:1805:

Stanley Lees Giffard Stanley Lees Giffard (1788 – November 1858) was founder and first editor of a London newspaper, '' The Standard''. Biography Born in Dublin, Stanley Lees Giffard was the son of John Giffard and Sarah Morton of Dromartin Castle. His brother ...

:1846-1858 Robert Knox ''Modern English Biography'', I-Q p. 1805, Frederik Boase, 1897

References

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