Morning Star (London newspaper) explained

The Morning Star was a radical pro-peace London daily newspaper started by Richard Cobden and John Bright in March 1856. It had substantial support from Joseph Sturge.^[1]

The newspaper was edited by Samuel Lucas from 1859 until his death in 1865.^[2] He had a financial stake in the paper, and as an "active managing partner" he succeeded in recruiting the Irish politician, historian and novelist Justin McCarthy and novelist Edmund Yates as contributors.^[3] McCarthy succeeded Lucas as editor from 1865 until 1868. The final issue, with John Morley as editor, was on 13 October 1869.^[4]

The Scottish novelist William Black briefly worked as a journalist on the paper in 1863–64.

Editors

1856: William Haly

1857: John Hamilton and Henry Richard

1858: Baxter Langley

1859: Samuel Lucas

1865: Justin McCarthy

1869: John Morley

Notes and References

1. 26746. Alex. Tyrrell. Sturge, Joseph (1793–1859).
2. Martin Hewitt, The Dawn of the Cheap Press in Victorian Britain
3. Miles . Taylor . H. J. . Spencer . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Lucas, Samuel (1811–1865) . 2004 . 10.1093/ref:odnb/17139 . online . 5 January 2008.
4. 35110. David. Hamer. Morley, John.