John Henry Barrow

(1796-1858)

NAME AUTHORITIES: NRA: Barrow, John Henry (d 1858) Journalist and Author DNB: Barrow, John Henry (1796–1858), journalist and writer LBT ID: JoBarro1858 VIAF ID: 93498668	B/BAP: 1796-02-04 DIED: 1858-03-29
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File
English journalist educated at Gray's Inn; the uncle of Charles Dickens, he was a reporter for The Times, founder and editor of the Mirror of Parliament (1828), and a writer for the Morning Herald (1839-42), The Sun (1842-45), and the Hampshire Advertiser (1848-55).
REFERENCES TO John Henry Barrow: Charles Knight, Passages of a Working Life during Half a Century: with a Prelude of Early Reminiscences 3 vols (London: Bradbury and Evans, 1864-1865) Chapter II Found 1: ¶ 12