John Wilson Bengough

John Wilson Bengough (7 April 1851 – 2 October 1923) was one of Canada's first cartoonists. He was born in Toronto, but grew up in Whitby. He first worked as a cartoonist for the "Globe" in 1871. He rose to prominence through the publication of "Grip", a weekly humour magazine that he founded and published himself out of Toronto from 1873 until 1892. He later worked as a newspaper cartoonist for the "Toronto Globe" and the "Montreal Star". Bengough died of a heart attack at his drawing board.

There is a small town in southern Saskatchewan, Canada, named after Bengough.

The Art Gallery of Ontario presented an exhibition of Bengough's drawings in 1969.

Bibliography

*"A Caricature History of Canadian Politics. Events From the Union of 1841, As Illustrated by Cartoons From "Grip", and Various Other Sources" (1886) by John Wilson Bengough.
*"Puffe and Co." (c. 1900) by J. W. Bengough.
*"On True Political Economy" (1908) by J. W. Bengough.
*"Life and Work of J.W. Bengough" (No date), by Thomas Bengough.J.W. Bengough also has a small town in Saskatchewan (Bengough),close to the U.S border, named after him.

External links

* [http://www.cooperativeindividualism.org/bengough_on_true_political_economy_01.html online version of "On True Political Economy"]
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=7896 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]

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DATE OF BIRTH = 7 April 1851
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DATE OF DEATH = 2 October 1923
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