biography
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| lived:
| (1739–1812)
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| biography:
| Printer and newspaper publisher, born in London, UK. In 1784 he acquired a printing office in Blackfriars, London, the nucleus of the later Printing House Square buildings, and in 1785 founded The Daily Universal Register newspaper, which in 1788 was renamed The Times. His son, John (1776–1847) managed the paper from 1802 to 1847, followed by his grandson. |
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