Thomas Barnes
Thomas Barnes (
1785—
1841),
British journalist, was born about
1785. Educated at Christs Hospital and
Pembroke College, Cambridge, he came to
London and soon joined the famous literary circle of which Hunt, Lamb and Hazlitt were prominent members. Upon the retirement of Dr Stoddart in
1817 he was appointed editor of
The Times, a position which he held until his death, when he was succeeded by Delane. Lord Lyndhurst gave expression to a very widely-held opinion when he described him as “the most powerful man in the country.” He died on the 7th of May
1841.