Journalist; born near
Sheffield, England, April 10, 1786.
His father emigrated to the
United States in 1793, and established the
Independent Gazetteer in
Philadelphia, and in 1799 removed to
Raleigh.
N. C., where he established the
Register.
Joseph became a printer, and subsequently a partner of
Samuel Harrison Smith, publisher of the
National Intelligencer, in
Washington, D. C., the successor of the
Independent Gazetteer.
In connection with
William Winston Seaton he made the
Intelligencer a daily newspaper.
Both partners were efficient reporters, and to their interest and foresight is due the preservation of many important speeches, notably those of
Webster and
Hayne.
Gales died in
Washington, D. C., July 21, 1860.
