John Peter Toohey

John Peter Toohey (b. circa 1880, Binghamton, New York; d. November 17 1946, New York, New York) was an American writer and publicist. He is best known as a member of the Algonquin Round Table.

According to "Ross and The New Yorker" by Dale Kramer, it was he who named the famous magazine. Reportedly, when several Algonquin types were brainstorming for a name, he asked them about who the magazine was intended for. When he was told "New Yorkers," he replied, "Then call it "The New Yorker" and returned to eating his lunch.

He wrote two comedic plays produced on Broadway, "Swifty" (1922, with Walter C. Percival) and "Jonesey" (1929, with Anne Morrison).

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