Sir John Willison

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Sir John Willison was a prominent Canadian journalist and newspaper editor known for his influential role in early 20th-century political and public affairs.

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Sir John Stephen Willison 1
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instanceOf Canadian politician
human
journalist
newspaper editor
activeYearsEnd 1920s
activeYearsStart 1870s
awardReceived Knight Bachelor
birthDate 1856-11-09
birthPlace Canada West
near Hills Green, Huron County, Canada West
country Dominion of Canada
countryOfCitizenship Canada
deathDate 1927-05-27
deathPlace Toronto, Ontario, Canada
linked to: Toronto
educatedAt Clinton Collegiate Institute
public schools in Huron County
employer The Globe (Toronto)
Toronto News
era early 20th century
familyName Willison
linked to: Willson
fieldOfWork newspaper editing
political journalism
gender male
genre journalism
political writing
givenName John
honorificPrefix Sir
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Canadian Liberal Party
middleName Stephen
name John Stephen Willison
nationality Canadian
notableFor influential role in early 20th-century Canadian political journalism
shaping public opinion on federal politics in Canada
notableWork Reminiscences, Political and Personal
Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the Liberal Party
occupation author
journalist
newspaper editor
political commentator
politicalAlignment Liberal
positionHeld editor of The Globe (Toronto)
editor of the Toronto News
residence Toronto, Ontario, Canada
linked to: Toronto
title Knight Bachelor
wroteAbout Canadian federal politics
Liberal Party of Canada
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
linked to: Wilfrid Laurier

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Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto hasNotableInterments Sir John Stephen Willison
linked to: Sir John Willison