Joseph Stockdale

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Joseph Stockdale (died 10 October 1803) was the publisher of Bermuda's first newspaper,[1][2] The Bermuda Gazette, a Bermudian English-language weekly newspaper. It was published from 1784 to 1803 by Stockdale (and by his three daughters from 1803 to 1816);[3][1][4] In 1782, the Bermudian Legislature arranged for a printing press, and brought Stockdale from England to run it.[4] He had been given financial incentive to move to Bermuda with his family and establish the newspaper.

Stockdale also provided other printing services and operated Bermuda's first local postal service. The Bermuda Gazette was sold by subscription and delivered to subscribers, with Stockdale's employee also delivering mail for a fee.[5]

He died on 10 October 1803, and is buried inside St. Peter's Church, St. George's.[6]

  1. ^ a b Stark, James Henry (1897). Stark's Illustrated Bermuda Guide: A Description of Everything on Or about These Places of which the Visitor Or Resident May Desire Information, Including Their History, Inhabitants, Climate, Agriculture, Geology, Government and Resources. Bermuda Island (Bermuda Islands): J.H.Stark. p. 250.
  2. ^ "The Bermuda gazette". United States Library of Congress. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. ^ Kent, Allen; Lancour, Harold; Daily, Jay E. (January 1982). Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science: Volume 33 - The Wellesley College Library to Zoological Literature: A Review (Library and Information Science Encyclopedia) (1st ed.). CRC Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-0824720339.
  4. ^ a b Rigby, Neil. "1984 200th Anniversary of Bermuda's first Newspaper and Postal Service". Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  5. ^ Stockdale, Joseph (17 January 1784). "Untitled advertisement". Bermuda Gazette. Stockdale House, Printer's Alley, St. George's Town, St. George's Parish, Bermuda.
  6. ^ "St. Peter's Church - St. George's, Bermuda". Retrieved 23 April 2023.