Delane, John Thadeus, editor of the Times, born in London; studied at Oxford; after some experience as a reporter was put on the staff of the Times, and in 1841 became editor, a post he continued to hold for 36 years; was the inspiring and guiding spirit of the paper, but wrote none of the articles (1817‒1879).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
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