The Pittsburgh Commercial was a morning daily newspaper published from 7 September 1863[1] to 14 February 1877[2] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was outspokenly Republican in its political commentary.[3] Its succession of chief editors included Thomas J. Bigham, Charles D. Brigham, and Russell Errett; poet Richard Realf was an assistant editor.[4] The owners of the competing Pittsburgh Gazette eventually purchased the Commercial and consolidated the two papers as the Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette.[5][6]

Pittsburgh Commercial office, 1876
Pittsburgh newspaper consolidation timeline

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  1. ^ "About The Pittsburgh daily commercial". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 17 Apr 2016.
  2. ^ "About The Pittsburgh commercial". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 17 Apr 2016.
  3. ^ Andrews, J. Cutler (1936). Pittsburgh's Post-Gazette: "The first newspaper west of the Alleghenies". Boston: Chapman & Grimes. p. 183. hdl:2027/mdp.39015011226290.
  4. ^ History of Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: L. H. Everts & Co. 1876. p. 128.
  5. ^ Killikelly, Sarah Hutchins (1906). The History of Pittsburgh: Its Rise and Progress. B.C. & Gordon Montgomery Company. p. 487. ISBN 9783849673789.
  6. ^ "About Pittsburgh commercial gazette". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved 17 Apr 2016.
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