John Latey (journalist)

John Latey (30 October 1842 – 26 September 1902) was a British journalist and writer.

[2] He wrote parliamentary sketches for the ILN under the pseudonym 'The Silent Member'.

He co-edited the Boys Illustrated Newspaper with Captain Mayne Reid from 1881 to 1882, and was editor of The Sketch from 1899 until his death.

They had three sons and one daughter, Josephine, who in 1903 married the cartoonist and illustrator W. Heath Robinson.

He died on 26 September 1902 and was buried on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery.