The Leamington Post

The Leamington Post began as the Erie Post in 1874, changing its name in 1876. The Post had a variety of owners in its early years. John E. Johnson, who was born in Ontario but worked at the Cleveland Herald during the American Civil War, would purchase the Post in 1886, and would hold ownership several times, eventually selling the newspaper to Byron Lane in 1914.

Lane had first worked at the Post in 1875, and would have a central role in the newspaper until 1937. Philip H. Fader, who would also become Mayor of Leamington, took over from Lane, and W.A. McKenzie would become editor, and eventually publisher a few years later.

In 1966, Thomson Newspapers Ltd would acquire the Post, Peter Alfred Drake would become general manager and publisher as part of numerous roles he fulfilled at the newspaper over nearly 50 years, passing the reins over to Tony Duncan in 1974, who had also been a long-time employee. Don Gage became the publisher in 1995. The Leamington Post ceased publication in 2012.

Essay prepared by Art Rhyno