''Josiah Blackburn'' (6 March 1823 – 11 November 1890) was a London born and educated journalist who emigrated to

Canada West The Province of Canada (or the United Province of Canada or the United Canadas) was a British colony in British North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, in the Report ...

in 1850.

Background

Josiah was involved in the newspaper business by 1852. He and his brother John were working with the ''Paris Star'' as well as the ''Ingersoll Chronicle''. Also in 1852 he purchased the ''Canadian Free Press'', a weekly in London, Canada West. On 5 May 1855 Blackburn began a daily edition, ''the London Free Press and Daily Western Advertiser'' (after 1872 - ''the London Free Press'').

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1823 births 1890 deaths Writers from London, Ontario 19th-century Canadian journalists Canadian male journalists 19th-century Canadian male writers British emigrants to pre-Confederation Canada {{Canada-journalist-stub