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J.W. Bengough, cartoonist of Grip

John Wilson Bengough, 1900. John Wilson Bengough (1900) · Unknown author · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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John Wilson Bengough of Toronto was a cartoonist, journalist, poet and lecturer working in several literary and visual forms. In 1873 he founded Grip, a weekly humour magazine where many of his best-known cartoons first appeared. He later drew for the Montreal Star and the Globe, and published A Caricature History of Canadian Politics (1886) and two books of poems.

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Bengough as described in his designation.

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John Wilson Bengough National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

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