Baltimore County Advocate

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Baltimore County Advocate
TypeWeekly newspaper
Founder(s)Eleazer F. Church
FoundedFebruary 24, 1850
Ceased publicationDecember 31, 1864
Headquarters Baltimore, Maryland
OCLC number 9470534

The Baltimore County Advocate was a weekly newspaper published in Towsontown, Baltimore, Maryland from February 24, 1850 [1] to December 31, 1864. [2] It was founded by Eleazer F. Church, who had previous experience as a printer for the Doylestown Democrat, and started the Advocate in order to promote the municipal separation of Baltimore County and Baltimore city as well as African American emancipation. The paper's headquarters was relocated from Baltimore to Towson, the new county seat, in 1853. [3] Church sold the paper in 1865 to Henry C. Longnecker and his brother John, who renamed the publication to The Baltimore County Union . [4]

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References

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  2. "About Baltimore County advocate". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  3. Watts Hart Davis, William (1975). A Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Illustrated, reprint ed.). Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 501. ISBN   0806306416.
  4. "About The Baltimore County union". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress. Retrieved November 14, 2018.