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A HISTORY OF THE PRESS OF MICHIGAN PREPARED FOR THE CENTENNIAL BY ORDER OF GOV. JOHN J. BAGLEY
TOM S. APPLEGATE, COMPILER
Section I
The Lansing Republican was first launched as a weekly on April 28, 1855, by Henry Barnes of Detroit. He issued two numbers and then the paper was taken by Rufus Hosmer as editor and George A. Fitch as proprietor. The name of Herman E. Hascall appeared as publisher in No. 5, and he continued to fill that position until Aug. 4, 1857. The publishers subsequent to Fitch & Hosmer have been Hosmer & Kerr, John A. Kerr & Co., Bingham, George & Co., and W. S. George & Co. Mr. Fitch retired Aug. 11, 1857, and was succeeded by John A. Kerr. Mr. Hosmer died on April 20, 1861, and was succeeded by George Jerome of Detroit as a silent partner. Mr. Kerr died July 30, 1868", and was succeeded Jan. 1, 1869, by W. S. George. S. D. Bingham, who had been editor of the Republican for several years, was a partner for one year commencing May 1, 1868. So much for the publishers. On June 19, 1855, the name of Dewitt C. Leach appeared as editor with Rufus Hosmer. Mr. Leach retired Aug. 26, 1856, to canvass the district as republican candidate for congress. He returned to the editorship Nov. 11, and gave his final valedictory July 28, 1857. Rufus Hosmer's name did not appear as editor of the paper after. Dec. 4, 1855, but he contributed to its columns for some time afterwards. C. B. Stebbins succeeded Mr. Leach in 1857, and held the position about one year. Isaac M. Cravath took the editorial chair on May 1, 1861, but joined the Union army as a captain of volunteers in October following. In April, 1863, he returned to editorial work, but relinquished it finally on the following August. S. D. Bingham's first connection with the paper was from October, 1861, until April, 1862.
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