William Armiger Scripps

(1772-1851)

LBT ID: WiScrip1851	B/BAP: 1772-07-21 DIED: 1851-08-26
SOURCES: James Edmund Scripps, A genealogical history of the Scripps family (1903) 14-15
Born in London, he was publisher of The Sun newspaper (1801-20) and the Literary Gazette (1820-51).
REFERENCES TO William Armiger Scripps: Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 21: Sun Anecdotes Found 1: ¶ 10 Ch 5: Criticisms Found 1: ¶ 15