Officeholding by Republican Editors and Printers Active from 1791 to 1800

EDITOR  

Newspaper(S)

 Offices
Allen, Phinehas

Pittsfield Sun, 1800-1860
Mass. House of Representatives, 1814-15, 1818
Mass. Senate
Frequent candidate for presidential elector
Officer of Pittsfield fire district
Numerous other civic & religious activities
Bradford, John

Lexington Kentucky Gazette
Ky. House of Representatives, 1797, 1802
Bradford, Daniel

Lexington Kentucky Gazette
Mayor of Lexington
Buel, Jesse

Troy Northern Budget

Poughkeepsie Political Barometer

Kingston Plebeian

Albany Argus
Ulster County Judge
State Assemblyman
Candidate for governor, 1836
Davis, Matthew L.

New York Time Piece
Grand sachem & other positions, NYC Tammany Society ("Tammany Hall")
Candidate for Naval Office, NYC customhouse
Auctioneer, NYC, 1802-1804
Dickson, Mary  

Lancaster Intelligencer
Postmaster, 1829-
Dickson, William

Lancaster Intelligencer, 1799-1823
County Treasurer
Borough council, 1812-16
Duane, William

Philadelphia Aurora
Lt. Col., adjutant general, U.S. Army
Phila. Co. prothonotary
Candidate for Pa. House
Freneau, Peter  

Charleston City Gazette
South Carolina secretary of state
Geyer, John

Neue Philadelphische Correspondenz

 In Philadelphia: 
Judge, 1811-12
Alderman, 1813-27
Mayor, 1814
Register of wills, 1828-30
Holt, Charles 

New London Bee
Hudson Bee
New York Columbian
Ward justice, NYC
Clerk in NYC customhouse
Hütter, Christian J.

Lancaster Correspondent, 1799-1803

Easton Northampton Correspondent/Pennsylvania Herald/People's Instructor/Centinel, 1806-1839 
Pa. legislature, 1822-25
Northampton Co. recorder of deeds, 1829-36
Israel, John

Washington (Pa.) Herald of Liberty

Pittsburgh Tree of Liberty
Washington County Register and Recorder
Candidate for Congress
Jones, Meriwether  

Richmond Examiner
Va. land commissioner
Kollock, Shepard

Elizabeth(town) New-Jersey Journal
Postmaster 
Judge, justice of the peace,, Essex Co.
City official, Elizabethtown
Lyon, Matthew Rutland Farmer’s Library

Fair Haven Gazette
Vermont House of Representatives, 1779-96 (with a few breaks) 
U.S. House of Representatives, 1797-1801, 1803-1811
Merrill, Orasmus C.

Bennington Vermont Gazette/Tablet of the Times

Pittsfield Berkshire Gazette (F)
Vermont House & Senate, Executive Council
Probate judge, State’s Attorney
U.S. House, 1817-19
Pennington, Samuel   

Newark Centinel of Freedom
N.J. Senate
N.J. House of Representatives
Prentis, William

Petersburg Virginia Gazette

Petersburg Intelligencer
Mayor of Petersburg, 1793-94, 97-98, 1801-1802, 1805-1806
Petersburg recorder, councilman, ca. 1786-1811
Snowden, John M. 

Chambersburg/Greensburg Farmers' Register

Pittsburgh Mercury
Mayor of Pittsburgh, 1825-28
Allegheny Co. recorder of deeds
Clerk of Orphans' Court
County judge, 1840-45
Smith, Thomas Perrin  

Easton (Md.) Republican Star

 Postmaster, 1801-25
Westcott, James D., Sr.

Bridgeton (N.J.) Argus

Alexandria (Va.) Times
N.J. state Assembly
N. J. secretary of state
Pres. judge, N.J. Court of Common Pleas
Wilson, James J.

Elizabeth(town) New-Jersey Journal (apprentice)

Wilmington Mirror of the Times (foreman)

Trenton True American
Clerk, member of N.J. Assembly
Brig. Gen., Adj. Gen., Quart. Gen., N.J. state militia
U.S. Senator, 1815-21
Wright, Joseph Wilkesbarre Gazette
Justice of the peace, ca. 1801-1822

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