Hyp-Doctor
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The Hyp-Doctor was an 18th-century weekly paper edited by John Henley
. It was a pro-Walpole
newspaper established in opposition to another periodical of the period, entitled the Craftsman.
The first number appeared on December 15, 1730.
John Henley
John Henley , English clergyman, commonly known as 'Orator Henley', and one of the first entertainers and a precursor to the talk show hosts of today.The son of a vicar, John Henley was born in Melton Mowbray...
. It was a pro-Walpole
Robert Walpole
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC , known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as having been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain....
newspaper established in opposition to another periodical of the period, entitled the Craftsman.
The first number appeared on December 15, 1730.