Colonel Arthur B. Sleigh
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Colonel Arthur B. Sleigh, also known as Burrowes Willcocks Arthur Sleigh (1821, Montreal
-1869, Chelsea
) was an army officer, travel writer and the original founder of the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph
.
Sleigh founded The Daily Telegraph in 1855 to air a personal grievance against the Duke of Cambridge
, but its first issue was not a success and Sleigh was soon forced to sell the paper to his publisher, Joseph Moses Levy
.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
-1869, Chelsea
Chelsea, London
Chelsea is an area of West London, England, bounded to the south by the River Thames, where its frontage runs from Chelsea Bridge along the Chelsea Embankment, Cheyne Walk, Lots Road and Chelsea Harbour. Its eastern boundary was once defined by the River Westbourne, which is now in a pipe above...
) was an army officer, travel writer and the original founder of the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
.
Sleigh founded The Daily Telegraph in 1855 to air a personal grievance against the Duke of Cambridge
Duke of Cambridge
Duke of Cambridge is a title which has been conferred upon members of the British royal family several times. It was first used as a designation for Charles Stuart , the eldest son of James, Duke of York , though he was never formally created Duke of Cambridge...
, but its first issue was not a success and Sleigh was soon forced to sell the paper to his publisher, Joseph Moses Levy
Joseph Moses Levy
Joseph Moses Levy was a newspaper editor and publisher.The son of Moses Levy and Helena Moses, he was educated at Bruce Castle School, after which he was sent to Germany to learn the printing trade. When he returned to England he established a printing company in Shoe Lane, Fleet Street...
.