Robert W. Loughery (February 2, 1820 – April 26, 1894) was a 19th-century United States newspaper publisher and editor who worked for or owned newspapers in Louisiana and Texas.
Early life
Robert W. Loughery was born on February 2, 1820, in Nashville, Tennessee. At the age of 10, he became an orphan. He then found work in a printing office.
Career
In 1840, Loughery started working for a newspaper in Monroe, Louisiana. In 1849, he established the Texas Republican, a paper in Marshall, Texas.