The Representative (newspaper) The Representative (newspaper) The Representative was a spectacularly unsuccessful daily newspaper published in London, England, from 25 January 1826 to 29 July 1826. In autumn 1825 the young Benjamin Disraeli convinced his father's friend, the publisher John Murray, that the time was ripe for a Canningite morning paper that would challenge "The Times." Murray agreed to supply half of the capital, with Disraeli and John Diston Powles, a City speculator, each contributing one-quarter. Disraeli travelled to Chiefswood (near Melrose) to persuade John Gibson Lockhart (Sir Walter Scott's son-in-law) to edit the paper; Lockhart declined, but agreed to serve as editor
The Express-Times delivers to Lehigh and Northampton counties in Pennsylvania, Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. First printed 1855 as "The Easton Daily Express", the name changed to "The Easton Express" in 1917 and was abbreviated to "The Express" in 1973. In 1991, "The Express" merged with "The Globe-Times" of Bethlehem to become "The Express-Times". "The Express-Times" has four editorial sections: The following are inserted into "The Express-Times" during the week. "The Express-Times" also publishes a weekly, "The US", based in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. The Express-Times The Express-Times is a daily newspaper based in Easton, Pennsylvania, with an emphasis on local news