John Walter (editor, born 1776)

John Walter Jr.
Born(1776-02-23)23 February 1776
Battersea, London, England
Died28 June 1847(1847-06-28) (aged 71)
London, England
NationalityBritish
EducationMerchant Taylors' School
Alma materTrinity College, Oxford
Political partyWhig
SpouseMary Smythe (m.1818)
ChildrenJohn Walter III
Parents

John Walter Jr. (23 February 1776 – 28 July 1847) was an English newspaper editor and politician. He was the son of John Walter, the founder of The Times, and succeeded his father as the newspaper's second editor.