William Southam (August 23 1843 - February 27 1932) was a Canadian newspaper publisher. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he began his newspaper career working for the "London Free Press". The first newspaper he bought was the "Hamilton Spectator". He would own the "Ottawa Citizen", "Calgary Herald", "Edmonton Journal", "Windsor Star" and "Montreal Gazette". Robert Smiley, the founding publisher of "The Hamilton Spectator", … Wikipedia
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