b. 30 November 1809. d. 23 May 1870. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Magazine editor, playwright, and poet. Contributed to *Bentley’s Miscellany* while
Charles Dickens, with whom he became close friends, was editor. Also contributed to
*New Sporting Magazine*. Helped found *Punch* and served as editor for most of his
life. Also helped found *Illustrated London News*, the Christmas editions of which
he edited. Briefly edited both *London Journal* and *The Field*. Author of several
poetry volumes including *Prose and Verse* (1852). Biographical information: *ODNB*.
(JS)