Joshua Hobson | |
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| Born | 1810 Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 1876 (aged 65–66) |
| Occupation(s) | Chartist, Tory Radical and publisher |
Joshua Hobson (1810–1876) was a British Chartist and Tory Radical[1] who was the first publisher of the Book of Murder, a pamphlet attacking the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act.[2] From 1838 to 1844 he was the publisher of the Chartist newspaper Northern Star.
- ^ S. Chadwick (1976), A Bold and Faithful Journalist (1810-1876), Huddersfield: Kirklees Libraries and Museums Service, esp. pp13 & 78
- ^ Bloy, Marjie (16 November 2002). "The Book of Murder". The Victorian Web. Retrieved 4 October 2010.