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The '''''Sussex Weekly Advertiser''''', also known as the ''Lewes and Brighthelmstone Journal'', was an early [[newspaper]] published weekly in [[Lewes]], [[Sussex]], [[England]]. Founded in 1745 by William Lee (1713–1786), a native of [[Chichester]], it is considered to be the first-ever newspaper in the county of [[Sussex]].<ref name="SxExDA">{{cite web|url=http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/nostalgia/david-arnold-wilkes-and-liberty-cried-the-crowds-1-6391519|publisher=Sussex Express|title=David Arnold - ‘Wilkes and Liberty’ cried the crowds|date=2 November 2014|accessdate=16 February 2015}}</ref> The newspaper was known as a [[Republicanism in the United Kingdom|republican]] paper and was against aristocratic privilege.<ref name="PPTP"/> |
The '''''Sussex Weekly Advertiser''''', also known as the ''Lewes and Brighthelmstone Journal''<ref name="Roe2010">{{cite book|author=N. Roe|title=English Romantic Writers and the West Country|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a6mGDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA288|date=28 May 2010|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK|isbn=978-0-230-28145-5|pages=288–}}</ref>, was an early [[newspaper]] published weekly in [[Lewes]], [[Sussex]], [[England]]. Founded in 1745 by William Lee (1713–1786)<ref name="Beckett1941">{{cite book|author=Arthur Beckett|title=The Sussex County Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PlxNAQAAIAAJ|year=1941|publisher=T.R. Beckett.}}</ref>, a native of [[Chichester]], it is considered to be the first-ever newspaper in the county of [[Sussex]].<ref name="SxExDA">{{cite web|url=http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/nostalgia/david-arnold-wilkes-and-liberty-cried-the-crowds-1-6391519|publisher=Sussex Express|title=David Arnold - ‘Wilkes and Liberty’ cried the crowds|date=2 November 2014|accessdate=16 February 2015}}</ref> The newspaper was known as a [[Republicanism in the United Kingdom|republican]] paper and was against aristocratic privilege.<ref name="PPTP"/> |
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Lee’s sons William Lee (1747–1830) and Arthur Lee (1759–1824) succeeded him as joint editors.<ref name="SxExDA"/> William Lee (1747–1830) was a member of the Lewes debating society, the [[Headstrong Club]] and a friend of [[Thomas Paine]], who was a resident of Lewes between 1768 and 1774.<ref name="PPTP">{{cite book|first=Jack|last=Fruchtman, Jr|title=The Political Philosophy of Thomas Paine|publisher=JHU Press|year=2010|isbn=}}</ref> |
Lee’s sons William Lee (1747–1830) and Arthur Lee (1759–1824) succeeded him as joint editors.<ref name="SxExDA"/> William Lee (1747–1830) was a member of the Lewes debating society, the [[Headstrong Club]] and a friend of [[Thomas Paine]], who was a resident of Lewes between 1768 and 1774.<ref name="PPTP">{{cite book|first=Jack|last=Fruchtman, Jr|title=The Political Philosophy of Thomas Paine|publisher=JHU Press|year=2010|isbn=}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:22, 21 July 2019
The Sussex Weekly Advertiser, also known as the Lewes and Brighthelmstone Journal[1], was an early newspaper published weekly in Lewes, Sussex, England. Founded in 1745 by William Lee (1713–1786)[2], a native of Chichester, it is considered to be the first-ever newspaper in the county of Sussex.[3] The newspaper was known as a republican paper and was against aristocratic privilege.[4]
Lee’s sons William Lee (1747–1830) and Arthur Lee (1759–1824) succeeded him as joint editors.[3] William Lee (1747–1830) was a member of the Lewes debating society, the Headstrong Club and a friend of Thomas Paine, who was a resident of Lewes between 1768 and 1774.[4]
Historians credit Paine with authoring a satire that appeared in the Sussex Weekly Advertiser called 'The Trial of Farmer Short's Dog Porter'.[5] Three local judges did not like the way a farmer named Short had voted in a recent parliamentary election, so they tried his dog, named Porter, after it inadvertently killed a hare, ordering it to be hanged.[5] Paine denied writing that he ever published anything before leaving for the United States, but it is thought that the evidence that he did is too compelling. There are several plausible reasons for his denials, including the likelihood that he wanted to protect family and friends from reprisals for his incendiary political writings.[5]
References
- ^ N. Roe (28 May 2010). English Romantic Writers and the West Country. Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 288–. ISBN 978-0-230-28145-5.
- ^ Arthur Beckett (1941). The Sussex County Magazine. T.R. Beckett.
- ^ a b "David Arnold - 'Wilkes and Liberty' cried the crowds". Sussex Express. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ a b Fruchtman, Jr, Jack (2010). The Political Philosophy of Thomas Paine. JHU Press.
- ^ a b c Smith, George F. (27 October 2003). "The Roots of Thomas Paine's Radicalism". Retrieved 19 February 2015.
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