Artist · Canada

1851 to 1923

Work

“cartoonist”

Portrait of John Wilson Bengough
Born1851
Born inToronto
CountryCanada
Alsowriter
Died1923
Died inToronto

John Wilson Bengough.

cartoonist · writer

Canada, 1851 to 1923

In short

John Wilson Bengough (7 April 1851 to 2 October 1923) was one of Canada's earliest cartoonists, as well as an editor, publisher, writer, poet, entertainer, and politician. Bengough is best remembered for his political cartoons in Grip, a satirical magazine he published and edited, which he modelled after the British humour magazine Punch. He published some cartoons under the pen name L. Côté.

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Born
1851, Toronto
Died
1923, Toronto
Citizenship
Canada
Work
cartoonist, writer, publisher, caricaturist
Career

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Portrait of John Wilson Bengough