Pittsburgh Commercial

The Pittsburgh Commercial was a morning daily newspaper published from 7 September 1863[1] to 14 February 1877[2] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was outspokenly Republican in its political commentary.[3] Its succession of chief editors included Thomas J. Bigham, Charles D. Brigham, and Russell Errett; poet Richard Realf was an assistant editor.[4] The owners of the competing Pittsburgh Gazette eventually purchased the Commercial and consolidated the two papers as the Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette.[5][6]

Pittsburgh Commercial office, 1876
Pittsburgh newspaper consolidation timeline

References
  1. "About The Pittsburgh daily commercial". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 17 Apr 2016.
  2. "About The Pittsburgh commercial". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 17 Apr 2016.
  3. Andrews, J. Cutler (1936). Pittsburgh's Post-Gazette: "The first newspaper west of the Alleghenies". Boston: Chapman & Grimes. p. 183.
  4. History of Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: L. H. Everts & Co. 1876. p. 128.
  5. Killikelly, Sarah Hutchins (1906). The History of Pittsburgh: Its Rise and Progress. B.C. & Gordon Montgomery Company. p. 487.
  6. "About Pittsburgh commercial gazette". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 17 Apr 2016.


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