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.
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:
- History of Leeds and Grenville Ontario: from 1749 to 1879 (1879)[8]
- The Jubilee History of Tasmania, Illustrated (1887)[8]
- Australian Representative Men (1887)[8]
- The Jubilee History of Victoria and Melbourne, illustrated (1888)[8] ed W.D. Lilburn
- The Witch of Plum Hollow (1892)[8]
- Lydia Leavitt and Thad. W. H. Leavitt, "Wise or Otherwise" (1898) [9]
References
- ^ a b c "Incidents of the Day". The Weekly British Whig. Kingston, Ontario, Canada. 31 July 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g "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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "The Editor at Home". The Weekly British Whig. 2 August 1894. p. 4. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "Our Own Province". The Evening Star. 12 September 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "News in Brief (Thaddeus W. H. Leavitt)". The Hamilton Spectator. 22 June 1909. p. 9. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "(Thad. W. H. Leavitt)". The Weekly British Whig. Kingston, Ontario, Canada. 16 April 1885. p. 5. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Rome and the PPA". The Huron News-Record. 14 February 1894. p. 1. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "A Bright Collection". The Weekly British Whig. 24 November 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
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