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David Couper Thomson DL (6 August 1861 – 12 October 1954) was a Newspaper proprietor and founder of the newspaper and publishing company D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd in Dundee, Scotland.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 29 relations: British comics, Conservative Party (UK), DC Thomson, Deputy lieutenant, Desperate Dan, Draper, Dundee, Dundee (UK Parliament constituency), Edwin Scrymgeour, Fife, Glasgow, John Leng (politician), Liberal Party (UK), List of D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd publications, Newport-on-Tay, Oor Wullie, Scotland, Scottish Prohibition Party, Society of Graphical and Allied Trades, The Beano, The Broons, The Courier (Dundee), The Dandy, The Sunday Post, University of Dundee, Western Cemetery, Dundee, Winston Churchill, 1922 United Kingdom general election, 1926 United Kingdom general strike.

  2. 20th-century Scottish newspaper publishers (people)
  3. British newspaper founders
  4. Businesspeople from Dundee
  5. Deputy Lieutenants of Dundee
  6. People associated with the University of Dundee
  7. People from Newport-on-Tay
  8. Scottish newspaper founders

British comics

A British comic is a periodical published in the United Kingdom that contains comic strips.

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Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party.

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DC Thomson

DC Thomson is a media company based in Dundee, Scotland.

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Deputy lieutenant

In the United Kingdom, a deputy lieutenant is a Crown appointment and one of several deputies to the lord-lieutenant of a lieutenancy area – an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county.

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Desperate Dan

Desperate Dan is a wild west character in the now-defunct Scottish comic magazine The Dandy.

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Draper

Draper was originally a term for a retailer or wholesaler of cloth that was mainly for clothing.

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Dundee

Dundee (Dundee; Dùn Dè or Dùn Dèagh) is the fourth-largest city in Scotland.

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Dundee (UK Parliament constituency)

Dundee was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1950, when it was split into Dundee East and Dundee West.

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Edwin Scrymgeour

Edwin Scrymgeour (28 July 1866 – 1 February 1947) was a British politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Dundee in Scotland.

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Fife

Fife (Fìobha,; Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland.

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Glasgow

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.

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John Leng (politician)

Sir John Leng (10 April 1828 – 13 December 1906) was a newspaper proprietor and Liberal Party politician in Scotland. David Couper Thomson and John Leng (politician) are deputy Lieutenants of Dundee.

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Liberal Party (UK)

The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Conservative Party, in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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List of D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd publications

This is a list of DC Thomson publications; formerly D. C. Thomson & Co., of Dundee, Scotland.

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Newport-on-Tay

Newport-on-Tay is a town in the north-east of Fife in Scotland.

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Oor Wullie

Oor Wullie (Our Willie) is a Scottish comic strip published in the D.C. Thomson newspaper The Sunday Post.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Scottish Prohibition Party

The Scottish Prohibition Party was a minor Scottish political party which advocated alcohol prohibition.

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Society of Graphical and Allied Trades

The Society of Graphical and Allied Trades (SOGAT) was a British trade union in the printing industry.

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The Beano

The Beano (formerly The Beano Comic, also known as Beano) is a British anthology comic magazine created by Scottish publishing company DC Thomson.

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The Broons

The Broons (English: The Browns) is a comic strip in Scots published in the weekly Scottish newspaper The Sunday Post.

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The Courier (Dundee)

The Courier (known as The Courier & Advertiser between 1926 and 2012) is a newspaper published by DC Thomson in Dundee, Scotland.

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The Dandy

The Dandy was a Scottish children's comic magazine published by the Dundee based publisher DC Thomson.

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The Sunday Post

The Sunday Post is a weekly newspaper published in Dundee, Scotland, by DC Thomson, and characterised by a mix of news, human interest stories and short features.

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University of Dundee

The University of Dundee is a public research university based in Dundee, Scotland.

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Western Cemetery, Dundee

The Western Cemetery in Dundee, Scotland, is a still-operational cemetery founded in the mid 19th century.

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Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and 1951 to 1955.

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1922 United Kingdom general election

The 1922 United Kingdom general election was held on Wednesday 15 November 1922.

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1926 United Kingdom general strike

The 1926 General Strike in the United Kingdom was a general strike that lasted nine days, from 4 to 12 May 1926.

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See also

20th-century Scottish newspaper publishers (people)

British newspaper founders

Businesspeople from Dundee

Deputy Lieutenants of Dundee

People associated with the University of Dundee

People from Newport-on-Tay

Scottish newspaper founders

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Couper_Thomson

Also known as David Coupar Thomson.