History

Charlotte Chronicle

company

Also known as Chronicle

Charlotte Chronicle — media, appearing in the Charlotte record across 2 documented year(s).

In the record (3)

  1. 1886 · 1886-03-01

    William S. Hemby founded the Charlotte Chronicle in March 1886 as an evening newspaper positioned as a political rival to the morning Charlotte Observer.

    Charlotte ObserverMiners' & Farmers' Journal

    Source · checked 2026-08-13

  2. 1892 · 1892-01-01

    In January 1892, Joseph P. Caldwell and D.A. Tompkins purchased the Charlotte Chronicle, the paper Caldwell would edit and Tompkins would publish.

    D.A. TompkinsJoseph P. Caldwell

    Source · checked 2026-08-13

  3. 1892 · 1892-03-13

    The Charlotte Chronicle began appearing as the Charlotte Daily Observer on March 13, 1892, with Joseph P. Caldwell as editor and D.A. Tompkins as publisher — the paper that continues today as the Charlotte Observer.

    Charlotte ObserverD.A. TompkinsJoseph P. Caldwell

    Source · checked 2026-08-13