Michael James Whitty
Michael James Whitty (born 1795, Duncormick, County Wexford – died 10 June 1873, Princes Park, Liverpool) was an Irish-born English newspaper editor and proprietor.[1]
Whitty was a former Chief Constable for Liverpool, who had campaigned for the abolition of the Stamp Act under which newspapers were taxed.[citation needed]
When the abolition took place, Whitty began publishing the Daily Post at one penny per copy, undercutting the incumbent best-selling Liverpudlian newspaper, the Liverpool Mercury.[2]
Whitty is buried in Anfield Cemetery.[3] The journalist Edward Michael Whitty was his son.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Whitty, Michael James (1795–1873), newspaper editor and proprietor". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/29335. Retrieved 2019-11-19. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Liverpool John Moores Archived 2008-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Anfield Cemetery
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1900). . Dictionary of National Biography. 61. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Michael Kelly, 'Liverpool's Irish Connection. Michael James Whitty founder of 'Liverpool Daily Post'
External links[]
- Works by or about Michael James Whitty in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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