Manchester Observer

Manchester Observer
Founder(s)John Knight, John Saxton, James Wroe
EditorJames Wroe
Founded1818
Political alignmentNon-conformist Liberal
Ceased publication1821
HeadquartersManchester

The Manchester Observer was a short-lived non-conformist Liberal newspaper based in Manchester, England. Its radical agenda led to an invitation to Henry "Orator" Hunt to speak at a public meeting in Manchester, which subsequently led to the Peterloo Massacre and the shutdown of the newspaper.[1]

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