Historedia
Person

Milner Gibson

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1855

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Milner Gibson, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Stamp duty removed from British newspapers

    1855

    Role: Parliamentary advocate for tax repeal

    1. 1855 · United KingdomRepeal of Newspaper Stamp Duty

      In 1855, the total repeal of the tax on newspapers was enacted, following advocacy by Milner Gibson and Richard Cobden.

    2. 1855 · Scotland (within the United Kingdom)Relaunch of The Scotsman

      Following the abolition of newspaper stamp tax in Scotland in 1855, The Scotsman was relaunched as a daily newspaper.

Sources

  1. History of British newspapers Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-10