TheAdvertiser was established in early March 1813. It was published by William W. Clapp and edited by Horatio Biglow;[3] in March 1814, it was purchased by journalistNathan Hale. Hale was its chief editor until his death in 1863. Under Hale's supervision, the paper was firstFederalist in politics, thenWhig, and finallyRepublican, and it became very influential. It opposed theMissouri Compromise of 1820 and theKansas-Nebraska Act in 1854, and was the first paper to recommend the free colonization ofKansas. The principle of editorial responsibility, as distinct from that of individual contributions, was established in its columns. From 1841 until 1853, Hale's son Nathan Hale Jr., was associated with his father in the editorial management of the paper.[2]
In 1832 theAdvertiser took over control ofThe Boston Patriot, and then in 1840 it took over and absorbedThe Boston Gazette.[1]
The paper was purchased byWilliam Randolph Hearst in 1917, became an illustrated tabloid in 1921, and ceased publication in 1929. Hearst continued using the nameAdvertiser for its Sunday paper until the early 1970s.
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