The third John Walter, the founder's grandson, succeeded his father in 1847. The paper continued as more or less independent, but from the 1850s The Times was beginning to suffer from the rise in competition from the penny press, notably The Daily Telegraph and The Morning Post.
The third John Walter , the founder 's grandson , succeeded his father in 1847 . The paper continued as more or less independent , but from the 1850s The Times was beginning to suffer from the rise in competition from the penny press , notably The Daily Telegraph and The Morning Post .
What year did the founder's grandson succeed his father as editor of The Times?
What year did the founder 's grandson succeed his father as editor of The Times ?
1847
1847