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William Harrison Ainsworth

Ainsworth, William Harrison

February 4, 1805 – January 3, 1882 (aged 76)

Birth place: Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK


Ainsworth purchased The New Monthly Magazine in 1845 (per Wikipedia). He is the editor named on the title pages of bound volumes (viewed at HathiTrust) from 1845 to 1870, followed by William Francis Ainsworth (his cousin per Wikipedia).
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