John Ryan (7 October 1761 – 30 September 1847) was a loyalist printer. Sometime between 1776 and 1780 he became an apprentice to John Howe, in Newport, Rhode Island. John Ryan married Amelia Mott on 22 November 1781 in New York City. He remained in New York until 1783, becoming a partner with William Lewis in the ''New-York Mercury and General Advertiser''.

Career

* 1777-1779 ** An apprentice to John Howe on the ''Newport Gazette'' * 1783 ** Partner with William Lewis in ''New-York Mercury; and General Advertiser'' in New York City. * 18 December 1783 ** Partner with William Lewis in publishing ''Royal St. John's Gazette, and Nova-Scotia Intelligencer'' in Parrtown (later Saint John,

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

); the first newspaper in New Brunswick. His relationship with William Lewis dissolved and the publication underwent a name change in 1786 to the ''St. John Gazette, and Weekly Advertiser'' with John Ryan as the publisher. * 1799 ** Acquired the ''Royal Gazette'' from Christopher Sower and sold ''St. John Gazette'' to Jacob S. Mott. * 27 Aug 1807 – 1830s **Publisher of

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

's first newspaper ''Royal Gazette and Newfoundland Advertiser'', in St. John's, Newfoundland. Took on his son Michael Ryan as partner. * 1833–1835 ** Published, in partnership with John Collier Withers, ''Journal of the Legislative Council of Newfoundland'' * 1836–1841 ** Published, in partnership with John Collier Withers, ''Journal of His Majesty's Council of Newfoundland''

Family

John Ryan and Amelia Mott had seven children: * Michael Ryan - printer of the ''New Brunswick Chronicle'' (Jan - Aug 1804), the ''Fredericton Telegraph'' (Aug 1806 - Feb 1807)Harper, J. Russel (1961). Historical Directory of New Brunswick Newspapers and Periodicals. Fredericton: University of New Brunswick and the ''Globe'' in Barbados. * Lewis Kelly Ryan - publisher of ''Newfoundland Sentinel, and General Commercial Register'' * Robert B. Ryan * Ingraham Ryan * John Ryan Jr * Mary Somerindyke Ryan * Sarah Maghee Ryan * Leah Ryan

Printing as a Family Endeavor

In her book, Maudie Whelan cites W.N. Glascock as having a first-hand account of printing in Newfoundland. It is likely that Glascock is referring to the Ryan family here:

Career

Family

Printing as a Family Endeavor

References

More Reading