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The '''''Kingston Chronicle''''' was a newspaper in [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]], [[Ontario]], Canada from 1819 to 1833.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 2, expected 1)</ref>
== History ==
The ''Chronicle'' came into existence at the beginning of 1819, under the control of John Alexander Macauley and Alexander John Pringle. Nearing the end of 1818, Stephen Miles, a founder and then current publisher of [[The Kingston Gazette]], had become embroiled with some local trouble. A Scottish land agent named Robert Gourley, whose anti-Family Compact views Miles had supported, had become increasingly violent in his dealings with Kingston locals. Miles had withdrawn his support, and felt the man's brunt turned against him. As his entrenchment in the politics of the situation deepen, Miles decided to oust himself and sell his stake to Macauley and Pringle, whom kept him on as printer.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 3, expected 1)</ref> For more information on Stephen Miles, please see the ''Kingston Gazette.''
Born October 17, 1792, Macauley also served as Deputy Postmaster of Kingston and a Justice of the Peace during his time owning and editing the ''Chronicle'',. He served as a trustee of the Midland District Grammar School, an officer of the local militia, chairman of the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, warden of St. George's Church, agent for the Bank of Upper Canada in Kingston, president of the Mechanics' Institute, legislative councillor, surveyor-general, civil secretary, inspector-general, and president of the Commercial Bank of the Midland District in the 1840s. Macauley was married twice, first to Helen Macpherson in October 1833, and then to Sarah Phillis Young in March 1853. Like Miles, he too had had run-ins with Gourley, and espoused his views in a letter in the ''Gazette'', as well as editorials for the ''Chronicle''. Macauley died in Kingston, August 10, 1857.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 2, expected 1)</ref>
Alexander Pringle was born 1777 and died in Kingston on September 1850. His obituary listed him as Clerk of the District Court for the United Counties of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington. He was also cited as co-creating the first agricultural society in 1818 for the same United Counties, and served as an inspector to the Kingston Penitentiary, and was a Justice of the Peace for the Midland District.
The paper remained under their control until July 1, 1824, when it passed into the hands of James Macfarlane. The ''Chronicle'' continued until 1833, when it was superseded by ''The Kingston Chronicle and Gazette''.
== See also ==
* [[List of newspapers in Canada]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://ift.tt/3775sJo The Kingston Chronicle (1826-1833) - INK/ODW Newspaper archive]
[[Category:Newspapers published in Kingston, Ontario]]
[[Category:Weekly newspapers published in Ontario]]
== History ==
The ''Chronicle'' came into existence at the beginning of 1819, under the control of John Alexander Macauley and Alexander John Pringle. Nearing the end of 1818, Stephen Miles, a founder and then current publisher of [[The Kingston Gazette]], had become embroiled with some local trouble. A Scottish land agent named Robert Gourley, whose anti-Family Compact views Miles had supported, had become increasingly violent in his dealings with Kingston locals. Miles had withdrawn his support, and felt the man's brunt turned against him. As his entrenchment in the politics of the situation deepen, Miles decided to oust himself and sell his stake to Macauley and Pringle, whom kept him on as printer.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 3, expected 1)</ref> For more information on Stephen Miles, please see the ''Kingston Gazette.''
Born October 17, 1792, Macauley also served as Deputy Postmaster of Kingston and a Justice of the Peace during his time owning and editing the ''Chronicle'',. He served as a trustee of the Midland District Grammar School, an officer of the local militia, chairman of the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, warden of St. George's Church, agent for the Bank of Upper Canada in Kingston, president of the Mechanics' Institute, legislative councillor, surveyor-general, civil secretary, inspector-general, and president of the Commercial Bank of the Midland District in the 1840s. Macauley was married twice, first to Helen Macpherson in October 1833, and then to Sarah Phillis Young in March 1853. Like Miles, he too had had run-ins with Gourley, and espoused his views in a letter in the ''Gazette'', as well as editorials for the ''Chronicle''. Macauley died in Kingston, August 10, 1857.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 2, expected 1)</ref>
Alexander Pringle was born 1777 and died in Kingston on September 1850. His obituary listed him as Clerk of the District Court for the United Counties of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington. He was also cited as co-creating the first agricultural society in 1818 for the same United Counties, and served as an inspector to the Kingston Penitentiary, and was a Justice of the Peace for the Midland District.
The paper remained under their control until July 1, 1824, when it passed into the hands of James Macfarlane. The ''Chronicle'' continued until 1833, when it was superseded by ''The Kingston Chronicle and Gazette''.
== See also ==
* [[List of newspapers in Canada]]
== References ==
<references />
== External links ==
* [https://ift.tt/3775sJo The Kingston Chronicle (1826-1833) - INK/ODW Newspaper archive]
[[Category:Newspapers published in Kingston, Ontario]]
[[Category:Weekly newspapers published in Ontario]]
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