William Southam

Newspaper, Deceased Person

1843 – 1932

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Who was William Southam?

William Southam was a Canadian newspaper publisher.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, he began his newspaper career working for the London Free Press. The first newspaper he bought was the Hamilton Spectator. He would own the Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Windsor Star and Montreal Gazette.

Robert Smiley, the founding publisher of The Hamilton Spectator, sold the newspaper to William Southam in 1877 as the first link in the Southam newspaper chain.

His son was Gordon Hamilton Southam. A graduate of Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto, Southam served as a Major in the Canadian Field Artillery, 8th Brigade, in the first World War. He was killed in the Battle of the Somme, France, October 15, 1916 and is buried in Albert, France.

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Born
Aug 23, 1843
Montreal
Profession
Education
  • Upper Canada College
Lived in
  • Montreal
  • Hamilton
Died
Feb 27, 1932

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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