Barber Badger
Barber Badger | |
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| Born | June 24, 1793 Coventry, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Publisher Editor |
Barber Badger was an American editor and publisher.
Early life
[edit]Barber Badger was born in Coventry, Connecticut on June 24, 1793.[1]
Career
[edit]Badger worked as a printer before becoming an editor.
Initially released in 1816 under the title The Naval Temple, he published his first book in Boston, Massachusetts.[2] The authorship of "American Naval Battles: Being a Complete History of the Battles Fought by the Navy of the United States, from its Establishment in 1794 to the Present Time" was later attributed to both Horace Kimball and Barber Badger in the 1830s.[3] Covering the period from 1794 to 1816, the book was an extensive historical account of the United States Navy's engagements.[4] It featured engravings by Michele Felice Cornè.
Residing in Boston, he was among the Methodists in New England. On May 26, 1821, he revived The Religious Intelligencer, a quarto-format weekly publication originally launched by James D. Knowles, pastor of Second Baptist Church in Boston.[5] In 1823, it was enlarged to a folio, and was titled The Religious Intelligencer and Evening Gazette until 1824.[6]
In 1823, he took on the role of editor for Zion's Herald, America's first weekly Methodist publication, which was based in Boston.[7] After the paper obtained wide circulation and the publication committee granted him a liberal salary, he devoted himself to editing on a full-time basis.[8]
In 1826, he accepted a job in New York City at the Methodist Episcopal Church's weekly newspaper, The Christian Advocate and worked as its first editor.[9] The first volume was issued on September 9, 1826.[10] He held the position until 1828.[11]
He launched Badger's Weekly Messenger on July 4, 1831. The publication was renamed to the New York Weekly Messenger in 1836, with Badger and William Burnett as the first publishers.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Vital Records of Coventry, Conn., 1711-1844." (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007), (Births, Marriages, Baptisms and Deaths from the Records of The Town And Churches In Coventry, Connecticut 1711-1844. Copied from the Records by Susan W. Dimock, The Baker and Taylor Co., 5 and 7 East Sixteenth St., New York, New York, 1897.). Online www.americanancestors.org.. Hereinafter cited as Coventry CT VRs 1711-1844.
- ^ The Naval Temple. (A View of the Operations of the Navy [of the United States], from Its Origin, to the Return of Our Squadron from the Mediterranean in 1815.) [With Engravings.]. (1816). (n.p.): (n.p.).
- ^ Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. (1840) American naval battles; being a complete history of the battles fought by the navy of the United States, from its establishment into the present time; including the wars with France and Tripoli; the late war with Great Britain, and with Algiers; with an account of the attack on Baltimore and of the battle of New Orleans. Embellished with twenty elegant engravings. Boston, C. Gaylord. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/02013555/.
- ^ "Research Catalog: The Naval temple: containing a complete history of the battles fought by the Navy of the United States. From its establishment in 1794, to the present time; including the wars with France, and with Tripoli, the late war with Great Britain, and with Algiers. With elegant engravings, representing battles, &c". nypl.org. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ Brown, H. G., Brown, M. O. (1958). A Directory of Printing, Publishing, Bookselling & Allied Trades in Rhode Island to 1865. United States: New York Public Library.
- ^ Rhode Island Historical Society Collections. (1843). United States: The Society.
- ^ Stevens, A. (1854). Memorials of the Early Progress of Methodism in the Eastern States: Comprising Biographical Notices of Its Preachers, Sketches of Its Primitive Churches, and Reminiscences of Its Early Struggles and Successes .... United States: Carlton & Phillips.
- ^ Rice, S. P. (2004). Minding the Machine: Languages of Class in Early Industrial America. United Kingdom: University of California Press.
- ^ "The Talk of the Day; The Christian Advocate; 1896 - Newspapers.com™". newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ The Ladies' Repository. (1866). United States: J.F. Wright and L. Swormstedt.
- ^ The Methodist Year Book .... (1834). United States: B. Waugh and T. Mason.
- ^ Fox, L. H. (1928). New York City Newspapers, 1820-1850: A Bibliography. United States: University of Chicago Press.