The Sun (1792–1876)
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The Sun (1792–1876)
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The Sun was a British evening newspaper established by John Heriot in 1792 and was discontinued in 1876. The paper was founded by members of the Tory government led by William Pitt the Younger to counter the contemporary pro-revolutionary press. John Heriot, a Scottish journalist and writer, had worked for the Oracle and the World newspapers in 1791, editing both, but did not remain in either post for long. In 1792, at the instigation of Edmund Burke, he was recruited by the British Treasury to
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Defunct British Newspaper
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sun_(1792%E2%80%931876)
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2023-09-27T22:39:42Z
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