Advocate (Pittsburgh)

Advocate
Front page of daily edition, 19 June 1840
TypeDaily newspaper
FounderJames Wilson
Founded13 August 1832 (1832-08-13)
1 October 1833 (daily)
Ceased publication29 February 1844 (1844-02-29)
Political alignmentAnti-Jacksonian, Whig
LanguageEnglish
CityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States

The Advocate was a newspaper published in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, under several title variants from 1832 to 1844. It was the second daily newspaper issued in the city, the first being its eventual purchaser, the Gazette. Politically, the paper supported the principles of the Whig Party.

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