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Little Circle Foundation

When: 1821
Where: Manchester
Part of: First edition of the Manchester Guardian published

Members of the Little Circle, excluding Cowdray, backed Taylor in founding the Manchester Guardian in 1821.

The Little Circle was a group of Nonconformist Liberals meeting in Manchester. Taylor was a moderate supporter of reform. The group backed the founding of the paper, which was published by law only once a week. Taylor continued to edit it until his death.

Sources

John Edward Taylor Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-17

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