Correspondence of Walter Wilson

Administrative / Biographical History

Walter Wilson, 1781–1847, nonconformist biographer, was the illegitimate son of John Walter (1739?–1812), the founder of The Times, and Catherine Wilson. From his father he inherited a one-sixteenth share in the newspaper, which he retained until his death.

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