Walter Bagehot (1826–1877) was an English businessman and journalist. He founded the National Review in 1855 with Richard Holt Hutton before becoming editor in chief of the Economi...view moreWalter Bagehot (1826–1877) was an English businessman and journalist. He founded the National Review in 1855 with Richard Holt Hutton before becoming editor in chief of the Economist, a post he held for seventeen years.view less