William Henry Brockett
(1804-1867)
Mayor of Gateshead, newspaper founder (from 1837), and newspaper editor (from 1860)
Died aged c. 63
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William Henry Brockett Mayor of Gateshead and liberal reformer. Lived in the street that formerly stood here. In 1837 he co-founded the Gateshead Observer and became its editor in 1860.
King St, Gateshead, United Kingdom where they lived