John James Campbell McLagan (1838-1901) was a newspaper

Newspaper

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 publisher born in Strathardle, Scotland on July 22, 1838. He later moved to Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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 where he managed the Guelph Mercury

Guelph Mercury

The Guelph Mercury is an English language newspaper published in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It publishes a mix of community, national and international news and is owned by the Torstar Corporation. The newspaper, in many incarnations, has been a part of the community since 1854...

with MP James Innes

James Innes (Canadian politician)

James Innes was a Scottish-born journalist, businessman and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Wellington South in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1896 as a Liberal member....

. After living in Winnipeg he moved to Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia

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 sometime in late 1883. In Victoria he dealt in real estate and filed stories with Toronto Globe. From 1884 to 1888 he operated the Victoria Times. He moved again to Vancouver

Vancouver

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, where, from September 1887 until his death on April 11, 1901, he published Vancouver Daily World

Vancouver Daily World

The Vancouver Daily World was a newspaper once published in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was founded in 1888 by John McLagan, the editor of the paper. In 1901, when John McLagan died, his widow, Sara Anne McLagan, became the first woman publisher of a daily newspaper in Canada...

. In his last months, he managed the newspaper from his bed.

During his life he would marry Sara Anne McLagan

Sara Anne McLagan

Sara Anne McLagan was the first Canadian woman newspaper editor.She was born near Belfast, but later came to Canada when her father when she was 3. Her father, Sergeant John C. Maclure, came to New Westminster in 1858 with the Royal Engineers. Her father also taught her telegraphy...

as well as write plays and novels. Sara Anna and John had a son, Lt Patrick Douglas Maclure McLagan, who died on October 15, 1917 and is buried in Dickebusch Road Cemetery.