Samuel Prior

Samuel Henry Prior (10 January 1869 – 6 June 1933), was an Australian journalist, manager and editor of The Bulletin.

[1] During this time he championed trade unionism, promoted Australian nationalism and supported the Federation of Australia.

In this role, he increased importance of the "Wild Cat" column, a financial and investment news and insights column focused on mining companies, which eventually (by 1923) grew into Wild Cat Monthly.

In 1915, he became the senior editor, in which position he built The Bulletin's reputation for literature and for financial journalism.

Prior remained editor until 1933, when he died from heart disease, in Mosman, New South Wales.