St. Louis Republic

The St. Louis Republic was a morning newspaper, based in St. Louis, Missouri. It was established in 1808 as the Missouri Gazette by Joseph Charless, an Irish immigrant. In 1820 the paper was renamed the Missouri Republican, eventually becoming known as the St. Louis Republic in 1888. After supporting the Whig Party, the paper became aligned with the Democratic Party.[1] In the late 19th century, the Republic had the second largest circulation in St. Louis, surpassing papers that would survive it, such as the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the St. Louis Star-Times.[2] Its final owner was David R. Francis, a prominent political figure. In 1919, after years of losses, Francis sold the Republic to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, a longtime rival paper supportive of the Republican Party, which closed it.[3]

St. Louis Republic
Founded1808 (1808)
Ceased publication1919 (1919)
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
CountryUnited States

The St. Louis Republic is archived at the St. Louis Public Library[4] and is part of the Library of Congress's Chronicling America collection.

References
  1. "St. Louis Media History". www.stlmediahistory.org.
  2. "American newspaper directory". New York. March 18, 1895 – via Internet Archive.
  3. The National Endowment for the Humanities. "The St. Louis Republic. [volume]" – via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
  4. "St. Louis Republic". www.slpl.org.
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