The ''Manchester Times'' was a weekly newspaper published in

Manchester Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...

, England, from 1828 to 1922. It was known for its free trade radicalism. From 1828 to 1847, the newspaper was edited by

Archibald Prentice Archibald Prentice (1792–1857) was a Scottish journalist, known as a radical reformer and temperance campaigner. Life The son of Archibald Prentice of Covington Mains in the Upper Ward of Lanarkshire, and Helen, daughter of John Stoddart of ...

, a political

radical Radical (from Latin: ', root) may refer to: Politics and ideology Politics *Classical radicalism, the Radical Movement that began in late 18th century Britain and spread to continental Europe and Latin America in the 19th century *Radical politics ...

and advocate of

free trade Free trade is a trade policy that does not restrict imports or exports. In government, free trade is predominantly advocated by political parties that hold Economic liberalism, economically liberal positions, while economic nationalist politica ...

. After swallowing the ''Manchester Gazette'', the paper took the title ''Manchester Times and Gazette'' in 1831. In 1835 the paper published a series of letters by

Richard Cobden Richard Cobden (3 June 1804 – 2 April 1865) was an English Radicals (UK), Radical and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal politician, manufacturing, manufacturer, and a campaigner for free trade and peace. He was associated with the Anti–Corn Law L ...

, and Prentice subsequently made it a mouthpiece for the Anti-Corn-Law League. In 1849, the paper merged with the '' Manchester Examiner'', recently founded as a radical competitor after a falling-out between Prentice and Cobden, and became the ''Manchester Examiner and Times''. (The ''Examiner'' had been founded by the young

Edward Watkin Sir Edward William Watkin, 1st Baronet (26 September 1819 – 13 April 1901) was a British Member of Parliament and railway entrepreneur. He was an ambitious visionary, and presided over large-scale railway engineering projects to fulfil hi ...

, whose father was noted for his involvement in the Anti-Corn-Law League.) Briefly known as the ''Manchester Weekly Examiner & Times'' in 1856–57, the paper settled down under the title ''Manchester Weekly Times and Examiner'' (or simply ''Manchester Weekly Times'') in 1858. The newspaper's last issue appeared on 22 July 1922. The 3,973 issues of the ''Manchester Times'', published between 1828 and 1900, are available to read in digitised form at the

British Newspaper Archive The British Newspaper Archive website provides access to searchable digitized archives of British and Irish newspapers. It was launched in November 2011. History The British Library's Newspapers section was based in Colindale in north London ...

.Digitised copies of the ''Manchester Times''
at the

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