Jeremiah Garnett 1793 - 1870
Jeremiah Garnett , 3rd son. Of Salford (1822). Letter press printer (1831). Printer (1822,25,26,30), Of Chorlton Row (1831). Of Mount Broughton, Manchester. Proprietor and publisher of newspaper (1851). Editor (1848-61) of the Manchester Guardian. It was he who opened the paper's first London office and under him the paper became a daily in 1855. Founder member of the Anti-Cornlaw League in the 1830s. Richard Garnett, `Garnett, Jeremiah (1793-1870)', rev. Geoffrey Taylor, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/10390, accessed 23 Sept 2005] Garnett, Jeremiah (1793–1870), journalist, younger brother of Richard Garnett [q.v.] , was born at Otley in Yorkshire, 2 Oct. 1793. After being apprenticed to a printer at Barnsley, he entered the office of `Wheeler's Manchester Chronicle' about 1814, and with a brief interruption continued there until 1821, when he joined John Edward Taylor [q.v.] in establishing the `Manchester Guardian.' The first days of this now potent journal were days of struggle. Garnett was printer, business manager, and sole reporter. He took his notes in a rough shorthand extemporised by himself, and frequently composed them without the intervention of any written copy. As the paper gained ground his share in the literary management increased, and in January 1844 he became sole editor upon the death of his partner, a position which he held until his retirement in 1861. During these forty years he exerted very great influence on the public opinion of Manchester and Lancashire generally, the admirable management of the `Guardian' causing it to be largely read, both by tories and leaguers, who had little sympathy with its moderate liberal politics. He was active as a police commissioner, and in obtaining a charter of incorporation for the city. His pen and his advice were highly influential behind the scenes; but his public appearances were infrequent. The most important was on the occasion of the expulsion of Thomas Milner Gibson and John Bright from the representation of Manchester in 1857, which was almost entirely due to his initiative. As a man he was upright and benevolent, but singularly averse to display; as a writer for the press his principal characteristics were strong common-sense and extreme clearness of style. After his retirement he lived in Scotland and at Sale in Cheshire, where he died on 27 Sept. 1870. Sources Manchester Guardian, 28 Sept. 1870; Manchester Free Lance, 1 Oct. 1870; Prentice's Historical Sketches and Personal Recollections of Manchester; personal knowledge. R. G. Original date of publication: 1889 prinetr (1841), Printer and publisher of nespaper (1851). cf Dictionary of National Biography. After his retirement, he lived in Scotland and at Sale in Cheshire. Obits: Manchester Guardian 28 Sep 1870; Manchester Free Lance 1 Oct 1870 History of Lancashire as of 1825 1825 Garnett Jeremiah, printer and publisher of the manchester Guardian (saturday) 29, Market st; h. 21, Charlotte st
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Born: Wharfside, Otley, Yorkshire, England 2nd Oct 1793 | Baptised: Otley, Yorkshire, England 6th Nov 1793
| Died: Sale, Cheshire, England 27th Sep 1870 | Buried:
| Family: Garnett of Otley |
Spouses
1. Prestwich, Lancs., , England 4th Sep 1822 Mary Ann Taylor
(Garnett ) 1796 - 1829
2. St John's, Manchester, England licence 21st Dec 1830
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Sources
Census
- 1841 census (head of household - Broughton lane, Cheetham, Manchester, England)
- 1851 census (head of household - 17 Bury New Rd, Salford, Broughton, Lancs., , England)
- 1861 census (head of household - 13 Mount Broughton, Broughton, Lancs., , England)
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Timeline
2nd Oct 1793 | Born (birth) Otley, Yorkshire, England | 6th Nov 1793 | Baptised (baptism) Otley, Yorkshire, England | 1st Sep 1822 | MARL/ROLE FIANCE | 4th Sep 1822 | Married Mary Ann Taylor
(Garnett ) 1796 - 1829 (marriage) Prestwich, Lancs., England | 20th Dec 1830 | MARL/ROLE FIANCE | 21st Dec 1830 | Married (marriage) Manchester, England | 1841 | Head of household in 1841 census (census) Manchester, England | 31st Mar 1851 | Head of household in 1851 census (census) Broughton, Lancs., England | 1861 | Head of household in 1861 census (census) Broughton, Lancs., England | c. 1870 | Made a will (will) | 27th Sep 1870 | Died (death) Sale, Cheshire, England |
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