Henry Sampson Woodfall
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Henry Sampson Woodfall was an English printer and journalist. He was born and lived in London
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His father, Henrsamsll s the printer of the newspaper the Public Advertiser
, and the author of the ballad Darby and Joan
, for which his son's employer, John Darby, and his wife, were the originals. HS Woodfall was apprenticed
to his father, and at the age of nineteen took over the control of the Public Advertiser. In it appeared the famous letters of "Junius
." Woodfall sold his interest in the Public Advertiser in 1793.
His younger brother, William Woodfall
(1746–1803), a journalist, established in 1789 a daily paper called the Diary, in which, for the first time, reports of parliament
ary debates were published on the morning after they had taken place.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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His father, Henrsamsll s the printer of the newspaper the Public Advertiser
Public Advertiser
The Public Advertiser was a London newspaper in the 18th century.The Public Advertiser was originally known as the London Daily Post and General Advertiser, then simply the General Advertiser consisting more or less exclusively of adverts. It was taken over by its printer, Henry Woodfall, and...
, and the author of the ballad Darby and Joan
Darby and Joan
Darby and Joan is a proverbial phrase for a married couple content to live a quiet shared life.-Usage:The Nuttall Encyclopædia defined the phrase as "a married couple celebrated for their mutual attachment", the Random House Dictionary as "a happily married couple who lead a placid, uneventful...
, for which his son's employer, John Darby, and his wife, were the originals. HS Woodfall was apprenticed
Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship is a system of training a new generation of practitioners of a skill. Apprentices or protégés build their careers from apprenticeships...
to his father, and at the age of nineteen took over the control of the Public Advertiser. In it appeared the famous letters of "Junius
Junius
Junius was the pseudonym of a writer who contributed a series of letters to the Public Advertiser, from 21 January 1769 to 21 January 1772. The signature had been already used, apparently by him, in a letter of 21 November 1768...
." Woodfall sold his interest in the Public Advertiser in 1793.
His younger brother, William Woodfall
William Woodfall
William Woodfall was an English printer and publisher in the 18th century.William's father, Henry Woodfall, printed and published the Public Advertiser. William served an apprenticeship with him after attending St...
(1746–1803), a journalist, established in 1789 a daily paper called the Diary, in which, for the first time, reports of parliament
Parliament of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...
ary debates were published on the morning after they had taken place.