Stephen Cullen Carpenter
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Stephen Cullen Carpenter (1752–1830) was an author, reporter, editor and magazine founder.
He was born in 1752 in Ireland
and first worked in the journalism business in London
as a reporter of Parliamentary proceedings.
He also published two books in London, in 1795 and 1798, under the pen name Donald Campbell. In 1802 or 1803, he immigrated to the United States and settled in Charleston, South Carolina
, where he was one of the founders of the Charleston Courier, a Federalist newspaper for which he became the first editor, serving until 1806.
He was characterized as "a pro-English Irishman who fled to the colonies in 1802 compelled by a miscarriage," apparently referring to the loss of a military chest while he was deputy paymaster for the British Army in India.
He was the first important drama critic of the theater in Charleston, at a time when Charleston was a theatrical center of the young nation.
In 1805 he established and published the Monthly Register, Magazine, and Review of the United States, the publication of which he took with him to New York in 1806.
After about three years in Charleston, Carpenter changed politics and newspapers when he moved to New York to be editor from 1806 to 1807 of the People's Friend'.'
He authored the polemic
Memoirs of the Hon. Thomas Jefferson in two volumes published in New York in 1809, edited the Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor magazine, four volumes of which were published at Philadelphia in 1810-1811, and several other literary works.
He is thought to have moved about 1812 to Washington, D.C.
as a result of government employment.
He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, on July 24, 1830.
His obituary was carried in several Southern newspapers, stating that he was 78 years of age at his death resulting from the effects of paralysis suffered for six years.
He was born in 1752 in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and first worked in the journalism business in London
London
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as a reporter of Parliamentary proceedings.
He also published two books in London, in 1795 and 1798, under the pen name Donald Campbell. In 1802 or 1803, he immigrated to the United States and settled in Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
, where he was one of the founders of the Charleston Courier, a Federalist newspaper for which he became the first editor, serving until 1806.
He was characterized as "a pro-English Irishman who fled to the colonies in 1802 compelled by a miscarriage," apparently referring to the loss of a military chest while he was deputy paymaster for the British Army in India.
He was the first important drama critic of the theater in Charleston, at a time when Charleston was a theatrical center of the young nation.
In 1805 he established and published the Monthly Register, Magazine, and Review of the United States, the publication of which he took with him to New York in 1806.
After about three years in Charleston, Carpenter changed politics and newspapers when he moved to New York to be editor from 1806 to 1807 of the People's Friend'.'
He authored the polemic
Polemic
A polemic is a variety of arguments or controversies made against one opinion, doctrine, or person. Other variations of argument are debate and discussion...
Memoirs of the Hon. Thomas Jefferson in two volumes published in New York in 1809, edited the Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor magazine, four volumes of which were published at Philadelphia in 1810-1811, and several other literary works.
He is thought to have moved about 1812 to Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
as a result of government employment.
He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, on July 24, 1830.
His obituary was carried in several Southern newspapers, stating that he was 78 years of age at his death resulting from the effects of paralysis suffered for six years.