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117:, was promoting the "Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge", and in order to improve donations he arranged for the second day of Lent (1819) to be a day for everyone to attend service and hear a sermon on charity. To lend pomp and circumstance to the proceedings he called on the Militia to parade in the square on this occasion. Ryan objected to this misuse of the Militia and wrote the following: 121:
Some, we are well aware (by the way of finesse) may say, that we aim at creating insubordination in the regiment. To this we answer, No! it is only to oppose oppression and resist a system of tyranny, which, according to our interpretation, are not sanctioned by custom or law. The militia of this
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On 12 May 1819, Ryan was arrested in Bridgetown, Barbados "for the sum of five thousand pounds, and bail demanded for double the amount". On 10 June 1819, he was indicted for "endeavouring to sow sedition and insubordination in the royal regiment of militia, and for libelling the Government of the
59:, described as, "This rather colourless newspaper was the first attempt of a young man in the publishing business. It carried a small amount of local news, foreign news copied from English papers, some dull literary articles, and a few poems mostly extracted from other newspapers." 23:(who has been styled the "Father of the Press in British North America"), and Amelia Mott. Michael Ryan likely learned his trade as a printer, publisher, and editor at his father's feet. Early on in his career as a printer, he started two short-lived newspapers in 35:. After the failure of these two papers, he worked briefly as a partner with his father on the first newspaper in Newfoundland. Likely eager to go off on his own he proposed a second paper for 122:
island, as well as that of almost every other, was not organized to dance attendance to those who delight in a red coat; it was embodied for the protection of the country and its laws.
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Michael Ryan married Mary Ann Morphy 17 May 1817 in Bridgetown, Barbados in the parish of St. Michael. Their children included,
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and was denied. Shortly after this he left Newfoundland for the Caribbean and edited, published and printed newspapers in
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Hoyos, F.A. (1978) Barbados: a history from the Amerindians to independence Macmillan Caribbean. p. 99
268: 28: 181:, Volumes 1-3, The Society, Daily Telegraph Steam Book and Job Print: Saint John, NB, 1894. Pg 78 36: 342: 337: 243: 8: 67: 20: 66:, the first newspaper published in Fredericton. Also in 1807 he was co-publisher, with 219: 76:
In 1810 he proposed but was denied a new publication in Newfoundland to be called
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From August 1806 to February 1807, he was printer, publisher, and editor of the
326: 32: 105:. In 1820, he was appointed printer to the House of Assembly for Barbados. 24: 195:. Fredericton, New Brunswick: University of New Brunswick. p. 73. 102: 44: 55:
From January to August 1804, Ryan was editor and publisher of the
19:(23 June 1784 – September 1830) was one of seven children born to 40: 193:
Historical Directory of New Brunswick Newspapers and Periodicals
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From 1818 to around 1828, Ryan was publisher and editor of the
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The British West Indian Press in the Age of Abolition
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Collections of the New Brunswick Historical Society
324: 113:On 25 February 1819, the Governor of Barbados, 244:"Antigua Journal [catalogue record]" 313: 292: 267: 72:Royal Gazette and Newfoundland Advertizer 184: 174: 172: 83:From 1812 to 1813 he was editor of the 325: 205: 190: 217: 363:19th-century Canadian businesspeople 261: 169: 99:Barbados Globe and Demerara Advocate 353:People from the British West Indies 13: 14: 374: 358:Canadian expatriates in Barbados 298: 236: 211: 108: 1: 218:Lewis, Andrew Peter. (1993). 162: 90:In 1814 he was editor of the 248:American Antiquarian Society 7: 10: 379: 191:Harper, J. Russel (1961). 269:Schomburgk, Robert Herman 134: 127:Island." The verdict was 50: 274:The History of Barbados 78:The Commercial Register 57:New Brunswick Chronicle 158:Amarantha La Mott Ryan 124: 333:19th-century printers 119: 64:Fredericton Telegraph 152:Sarah Ingraham Ryan 149:Cheeseman Moe Ryan 348:Canadian printers 155:Louisa Lewis Ryan 370: 317: 311: 305: 302: 296: 290: 279: 278: 265: 259: 258: 256: 254: 240: 234: 233: 231: 229: 215: 209: 203: 197: 196: 188: 182: 176: 143:Amelia Bend Ryan 378: 377: 373: 372: 371: 369: 368: 367: 323: 322: 321: 320: 314:Schomburgk 1848 312: 308: 303: 299: 293:Schomburgk 1848 291: 282: 266: 262: 252: 250: 242: 241: 237: 227: 225: 216: 212: 204: 200: 189: 185: 177: 170: 165: 137: 111: 85:Antigua Journal 53: 12: 11: 5: 376: 366: 365: 360: 355: 350: 345: 340: 335: 319: 318: 316:, p. 406. 306: 297: 295:, p. 409. 280: 260: 235: 210: 198: 183: 167: 166: 164: 161: 160: 159: 156: 153: 150: 147: 146:Mary Goff Ryan 144: 136: 133: 115:Lord Cobermere 110: 107: 92:Barbados Times 52: 49: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 375: 364: 361: 359: 356: 354: 351: 349: 346: 344: 341: 339: 336: 334: 331: 330: 328: 315: 310: 301: 294: 289: 287: 285: 276: 275: 270: 264: 249: 245: 239: 223: 222: 214: 208:, p. 18. 207: 202: 194: 187: 180: 175: 173: 168: 157: 154: 151: 148: 145: 142: 141: 140: 132: 130: 123: 118: 116: 106: 104: 100: 95: 93: 88: 86: 81: 79: 74: 73: 69: 65: 60: 58: 48: 46: 42: 38: 34: 33:New Brunswick 30: 26: 22: 18: 309: 300: 273: 263: 251:. Retrieved 247: 238: 226:. Retrieved 220: 213: 201: 192: 186: 178: 138: 128: 125: 120: 112: 98: 96: 91: 89: 84: 82: 77: 75: 71: 63: 61: 56: 54: 37:Newfoundland 17:Michael Ryan 16: 15: 343:1830 deaths 338:1784 births 206:Harper 1961 109:Controversy 25:Fredericton 327:Categories 163:References 129:not guilty 29:Saint John 70:, of the 68:John Ryan 21:John Ryan 271:(1848). 103:Barbados 45:Barbados 253:23 June 228:23 June 41:Antigua 135:Family 51:Career 255:2019 230:2019 43:and 27:and 101:in 329:: 283:^ 246:. 171:^ 94:. 87:. 80:. 47:. 31:, 257:. 232:.

Index

John Ryan
Fredericton
Saint John
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Antigua
Barbados
John Ryan
Barbados
Lord Cobermere


Harper 1961
The British West Indian Press in the Age of Abolition
"Antigua Journal [catalogue record]"
Schomburgk, Robert Herman
The History of Barbados



Schomburgk 1848
Schomburgk 1848
Categories
19th-century printers
1784 births
1830 deaths
Canadian printers
People from the British West Indies
Canadian expatriates in Barbados
19th-century Canadian businesspeople

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