Manchester Evening Chronicle

Manchester Evening Chronicle
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Edward Hulton (1897–1923)
Allied Newspapers (1924–1959)
Roy Thomson (1959–1963)
Founder(s)Edward Hulton
Founded1897; 127 years ago (1897) in Manchester
Ceased publication1963; 61 years ago (1963); merged into the Manchester Evening News
HeadquartersManchester

Manchester Evening Chronicle was a newspaper established by Sir Edward Hulton, a Manchester City chairman, a newspaper proprietor and a racehorse owner. It started publication in 1897, was renamed Evening Chronicle in 1914 but stayed in Manchester. It continued publication under various ownerships until 1963, when it was merged with the more successful Manchester Evening News and discontinued publication.