Hezekiah Niles
Hezekiah Niles | |
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Painting by John Wesley Jarvis, 1827 | |
| Born | October 10, 1777 Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | April 2, 1839 (aged 61) Wilmington, Delaware, United States |
| Resting place | Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery |
| Occupation | Journalist, editor, publisher |
Hezekiah Niles (October 10, 1777 – April 2, 1839), was an American editor and publisher of the Baltimore-based national weekly news magazine Weekly Register, also known as Niles' Weekly Register or Niles' Register. The most widely circulated magazine of its time, the Register was the nation's first weekly newsmagazine and "exerted a powerful influence on the early national discourse."