Leeds Times
Encyclopedia
The Leeds Times was a weekly newspaper published from 1833 to 1901 in Leeds
, West Yorkshire
, with Robert Nicoll
as one of its first editors, and Samuel Smiles
as its editor from 1839 to 1848. The first issue was on Thursday 7 March 1833.
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, with Robert Nicoll
Robert Nicoll
Robert Nicoll Scottish poet, was born at the farm of Little Tullybeltane, in the parish of Auchtergaven, Perthshire. When Robert was five years old his father was reduced to poverty. He became a day-labourer, and was able to give his son only a very slight education.At 16 the boy was apprenticed...
as one of its first editors, and Samuel Smiles
Samuel Smiles
-Early life:Born in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, the son of Samuel Smiles of Haddington and Janet Wilson of Dalkeith, Smiles was one of eleven surviving children. The family were strict Cameronians, though when Smiles grew up he was not one of them...
as its editor from 1839 to 1848. The first issue was on Thursday 7 March 1833.
External links
- Robert Nicoll Editorials from the Leeds Times