Bartholomew Green (printer)
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Bartholomew Green Jr. was a son of Bartholomew Green
, printer of the Boston News-Letter.
Green married Hannah Hammond in 1724 and they had five children. He apprenticed with his father until he went on his own in 1725. Almost immediately he began printing the Boston Gazette
which was a rival to his father's Boston News-Letter. He continued to print this newspaper until 1732. He also worked with the firm of Bushell, Allen and Green and developed a reputation for high quality printing.
A commission in the British army in 1744 appears to have adversely affected his business and in 1751 Green moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia
to start a printing office. This became the first printing office in what is now Canada but Green died before it went into newspaper production. One of his partners, John Bushell
, actually started the paper that Bartholomew had planned. It was named the Halifax Gazette
.
Green died at Halifax and it appears that his two sons, who were printers, were never involved in the Halifax operation. Green's daughter Mary was the mother of Joseph Dennie
.
Bartholomew Green
Bartholomew Green was a printer and later the publisher of The Boston News-Letter. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
, printer of the Boston News-Letter.
Green married Hannah Hammond in 1724 and they had five children. He apprenticed with his father until he went on his own in 1725. Almost immediately he began printing the Boston Gazette
Boston Gazette
The Boston Gazette was a newspaper published in Boston, Massachusetts, in the British North American colonies. It began publication December 21, 1719 and appeared weekly.-Brief history:...
which was a rival to his father's Boston News-Letter. He continued to print this newspaper until 1732. He also worked with the firm of Bushell, Allen and Green and developed a reputation for high quality printing.
A commission in the British army in 1744 appears to have adversely affected his business and in 1751 Green moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia
City of Halifax
Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
to start a printing office. This became the first printing office in what is now Canada but Green died before it went into newspaper production. One of his partners, John Bushell
John Bushell
John Bushell was the first printer in what is now Canada.Bushell was born in Boston, Massachusetts and was apprenticed as a printer there...
, actually started the paper that Bartholomew had planned. It was named the Halifax Gazette
Halifax Gazette
The Halifax Gazette was Canada's first newspaper, established on March 23, 1752 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, it was published weekly by John Bushell...
.
Green died at Halifax and it appears that his two sons, who were printers, were never involved in the Halifax operation. Green's daughter Mary was the mother of Joseph Dennie
Joseph Dennie
Joseph Dennie was an American author and journalist who was one of the foremost men of letters of the Federalist Era. A Federalist, Dennie is best remembered for his series of essays entitled The Lay Preacher and as the founding editor of Port Folio, a journal espousing classical republican values...
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