Hugh William Blackadar was a newspaper printer and publisher from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Blackadar is best known as the publisher of the Acadian Recorder

Acadian Recorder

The Acadian Recorder was a weekly newspaper published during the 19th century in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The newspaper was originally founded in 1813 by Anthony Henry Holland. He died in 1830 and the paper eventually came under the ownership of Hugh William Blackadar.- References :* * * * *...

, a newspaper originally founded in 1813 by Anthony Henry Holland

Anthony Henry Holland

Anthony Henry Holland was a Halifax businessman and printer.Holland is best known for founding the Acadian Recorder in 1813. In 1819, he founded and successfully ran the first paper mill in Atlantic Canada. It was known as the Acadia Paper Mill and was located on the Nine Mile River, near Bedford...

. Hugh, and partner John English, became joint proprietors in 1837 and sole ownership occurred in 1857 when English died.

The paper embodied his liberal tone and impartial slant on the news of the time. His son, Henry Dugwell Blackadar

Henry Dugwell Blackadar

Henry Dugwell Blackadar was a newspaper editor and publisher from Halifax, Nova Scotia.Blackadar is best known for his work with the Acadian Recorder, a newspaper originally founded in 1813...

continued to foster these qualities after Hugh's death.