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John Edward Taylor ( September 11, 1791 - January 6, 1844) was the founder of the Manchester Guardian newspaper, later to become The Guardian. Born at Ilminster, Somerset, England where his father was a Unitarian minister, he was apprenticed to a cotton manufacturer in Manchester, later becoming a successful merchant. He was a moderate supporter of reform and witnessed the Peterloo massacre in 1819. In 1821 he founded the Manchester Guardian, which he continued to edit until his death.

His younger son, also John Edward Taylor (though usually known as Edward) ( 1830- 1905) became a co-owner of the Manchester Guardian in 1852 and sole owner four years later. He was also editor of the paper from 1861 to 1872Events January 2 Brigham Young, is arrested for bigamy (25 wives). February 20 In New York City the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens. March 1 Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park March 5 George Westinghouse patents t. He bought the Manchester Evening NewsThe Manchester Evening News is a British daily newspaper published each week day evening and on Saturdays. It distributed in Manchester and surrounding areas. The paper vies with the Coventry Evening Telegraph as the second best-selling evening newspaper from its founder Mitchell Henry in 1868 and was owner, then co-owner, until his death. He had no children; after his death the Evening News passed into the hands of his nephews in the Allen family, while the Guardian was sold to its editor, his cousin C. P. ScottCharles Prestwich Scott ( October 26, 1846 January 1, 1932) was a British journalist, publisher and politician. He was the editor of the Manchester Guardian from 1872 until 1929 and its owner from 1907 until his death. He was also a Liberal Member of Parl.

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