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2 unusual facts about John Thadeus Delane


Delane

John Thadeus Delane (1817–1879), editor of The Times (London), born in London

John Thadeus Delane

He admired Palmerston and respected Lord Aberdeen, and was of considerable use to both; and it was Lord Aberdeen himself who, in 1845, told him of the impending repeal of the Corn Laws, an incident round which many incorrect stories have gathered.


William Howard Russell

Initially sent by editor John Delane to Malta to cover British support for Russia in 1854, Russell despised the term "war correspondent"—though his coverage of the conflict brought him international renown, and Florence Nightingale later credited her entry into wartime nursing to his reports.


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