Thaddeus William Henry Leavitt

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Thaddeus William Henry Leavitt (1844 – 21 June 1909) was an American-Canadian teacher, journalist, author and editor, public servant. He was the author of a number of books and the founder of the Brockville Daily Times.

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Early life

Leavitt was born in Connecticut in 1844 and raised in Leeds County, Ontario.

Career

Leavitt worked as a teacher in the 1860s [1] before he became the editor of the Brockville Recorder newspaper. [2] [1]

In 1883, Leavitt founded the Brockville Daily Times [2] as a conservative newspaper. [3] In 1918, the Daily Times merged with The Recorder to become The Recorder and Times . [3]

In 1894, Leavitt started the Toronto journal Public Opinion. [4] The same year, he got a job at the Customs Service in Ottawa. But he resigned from Customs in 1899 at the request of Sir Charles Tupper, Prime Minister of Canada, to become a Conservative organiser for Eastern Ontario. [2] [5]

He later became Inspector of Ontario Libraries. [2]

Personal life

Leavitt married Lydia Brown in 1869. The couple wrote at least one book together. She died in 1905. [2]

Leavitt died on the morning of Monday 21 June 1909 [2] at the home of his brother, Dr Arvin Leavitt. [2] [6] His brother, William H. Leavitt had been the publisher of a number of his books.

Notable works

Leavitt was the author of a number of books, including historical books about Australia. [1] [7]

These included:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Incidents of the Day" . The Weekly British Whig. Kingston, Ontario, Canada. 31 July 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Was Inspector of Ontario Libraries: Mr. Thaddeus Leavitt Died at Bancroft Ont, after Long Illness" . Montreal Star. 21 June 1909. p. 7. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 Lowrie, Wayne (15 January 2021). "Happy Birthday to Us". Recorder & Times. Brockville, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 25 February 2025. In 1918, [George Perry Graham] oversaw the merger of The Recorder with the Daily Times that had been founded by Thaddeus Leavitt in 1883 to provide a conservative voice to compete with the established daily.
  4. "The Editor at Home" . The Weekly British Whig. 2 August 1894. p. 4. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  5. "Our Own Province" . The Evening Star. 12 September 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  6. "News in Brief (Thaddeus W. H. Leavitt)" . The Hamilton Spectator. 22 June 1909. p. 9. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  7. "(Thad. W. H. Leavitt)" . The Weekly British Whig. Kingston, Ontario, Canada. 16 April 1885. p. 5. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Rome and the PPA" . The Huron News-Record. 14 February 1894. p. 1. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  9. "A Bright Collection" . The Weekly British Whig. 24 November 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2025.