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{{Short description|Canadian journalist, historian, and songwriter}}
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'''Jesse Edgar Middleton''' (November 3, 1872 – May 27, 1960) was a Canadian journalist, historian and songwriter.
'''Jesse Edgar Middleton''' (November 3, 1872 – May 27, 1960) was a Canadian journalist, historian and songwriter.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Middleton was born in [[Wellington County, Ontario|Pilkington, Ontario]], the son of Margaret Agar and Rev. Eli Middleton, a Methodist minister. He attended Dutton High School and Strathroy Collegiate. He then taught school for three years, and was a proofreader in Cleveland, Ohio for three years. In 1899 he married Bessie A. Jackson and together they raised one son. They moved to Toronto in the early 1900s.<ref>{{cite book |title=Hymnal Companion to the Lutheran Book of Worship |last=Stulken |first=Marilyn Kay |date=1981 |page=175 |location=Philadephia |publisher=Fortress Press}}</ref>
Middleton was born in [[Wellington County, Ontario|Pilkington, Ontario]], the son of Margaret Agar and Rev. Eli Middleton, a Methodist minister. He attended Dutton High School and Strathroy Collegiate. He then taught school for three years, and was a proofreader in Cleveland, Ohio for three years. In 1899 he married Bessie A. Jackson and together they raised one son. They moved to Toronto in the early 1900s.<ref>{{cite book |title=Hymnal Companion to the Lutheran Book of Worship |last=Stulken |first=Marilyn Kay |date=1981 |page=175 |location=Philadelphia |publisher=Fortress Press}}</ref>


For most of his career, he worked as a journalist and as a special writer for Toronto newspapers. He became a music critic for the [[Mail and Empire]], and in 1904 joined The News, where he wrote a column, "On the Side." <ref>{{cite web |url=http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/garvin/poets/middleton.html |title=J. Edgar Middleton |publisher=A Celebration of Women Writers |first=John |last=Garvin}}</ref> He led the choir at Centennial Methodist Church, and sang in Toronto's Mendelssohn Choir. In 1926 he composed the English lyrics to a traditional Canadian Christmas hymn, the [[Huron Carol]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jesse Edgar Middleton |url=https://hymnary.org/person/Middleton_JE |publisher=Hymnary.org}}</ref>
For most of his career, he worked as a journalist and as a special writer for Toronto newspapers. He became a music critic for the [[Mail and Empire]], and in 1904 joined The News, where he wrote a column, "On the Side."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/garvin/poets/middleton.html |title=J. Edgar Middleton |publisher=A Celebration of Women Writers |first=John |last=Garvin}}</ref> He led the choir at Centennial Methodist Church, and sang in Toronto's Mendelssohn Choir. In 1926 he composed the English lyrics to a traditional Canadian Christmas hymn, the [[Huron Carol]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jesse Edgar Middleton |url=https://hymnary.org/person/Middleton_JE |publisher=Hymnary.org}}</ref>


Aside from one volume of poetry and two novels, his main writing contribution was a lengthy historical account of Toronto and its local environs, ''The Municipality of Toronto'' (3 volumes). He also wrote a history of the province, ''The Province of Ontario: a History'' (4 volumes).<ref name=mdcb>{{cite book |editor-last=McKay |editor-first=William Angus |date=1978 |title=Macmillan Dictionary of Canadian Biography |edition=4 |publisher=Macmillan Publishers |publication-place=London, England |page=576}}</ref>
Aside from one volume of poetry and two novels, his main writing contribution was a lengthy historical account of Toronto and its local environs, ''The Municipality of Toronto'' (3 volumes). He also wrote a history of the province, ''The Province of Ontario: a History'' (4 volumes).<ref name=mdcb>{{cite book |editor-last=McKay |editor-first=William Angus |date=1978 |title=Macmillan Dictionary of Canadian Biography |edition=4 |publisher=Macmillan Publishers |publication-place=London, England |page=576}}</ref>
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==Works==
==Works==
* ''Sea Dogs And Men At Arms'', (1918)
* ''Sea Dogs and Men at Arms: A Canadian Book of Songs'' (1918)
* ''The First Canadian Christmas Carol'', (1927)
* ''[[Huron Carol]]: The First Canadian Christmas Carol'' (1927)
* ''The Romance Of Ontario'', (1931)
* ''Province of Ontario: A History 1615 to 1927'' (1927) with [[Fred Landon]]
* ''Green Plush'', (1932)
* ''The Romance of Ontario'' (1931)
* ''Green Plush'' (1932)
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* ''National Encyclopedia Of Canadian Biography [co-edited]'', (1935)
* ''The Clever Ones'', (1936)
* ''[[Toronto's 100 Years]]'' (1934)
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* ''National Encyclopedia of Canadian Biography'' (1935) [co-edited]
* ''William Tyrell Of Weston'', (1937) [with Edith Morrison]
* ''The Clever Ones'' (1936)
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* ''Canadian Landscape'', (1944) [with F. H. Brigden]
* ''Green Fields Afar'', (1947) [with Clara Middleton]
* ''William Tyrell of Weston'' (1937) [with Edith Morrison]
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* ''Canadian Landscape'' (1944) [with F. H. Brigden]
Source: <ref name=authorandbook>{{cite web |title=Jesse Edgar Middleton |url=http://www.authorandbookinfo.com/cgi-bin/auth.pl?M005440 |publisher=Author and Book Info}}</ref>
* ''Green Fields Afar'' (1947) [with Clara Middleton]<ref name=authorandbook>{{cite web |title=Jesse Edgar Middleton |url=http://www.authorandbookinfo.com/cgi-bin/auth.pl?M005440 |publisher=Author and Book Info}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Jesse Edgar Middleton
Born(1872-11-03)November 3, 1872
Wellington County, Ontario
DiedMay 27, 1960(1960-05-27) (aged 87)
Toronto, Ontario
Resting placeFort Macleod, Alberta
OccupationHistorian, journalist
NationalityCanadian
Alma materDutton High School
Strathroy Collegiate
Period20th century
GenreHistory
Spouse
Bessie A. Jackson
​
(m. 1899)​

Jesse Edgar Middleton (November 3, 1872 – May 27, 1960) was a Canadian journalist, historian and songwriter.

Biography[edit]

Middleton was born in Pilkington, Ontario, the son of Margaret Agar and Rev. Eli Middleton, a Methodist minister. He attended Dutton High School and Strathroy Collegiate. He then taught school for three years, and was a proofreader in Cleveland, Ohio for three years. In 1899 he married Bessie A. Jackson and together they raised one son. They moved to Toronto in the early 1900s.[1]

For most of his career, he worked as a journalist and as a special writer for Toronto newspapers. He became a music critic for the Mail and Empire, and in 1904 joined The News, where he wrote a column, "On the Side."[2] He led the choir at Centennial Methodist Church, and sang in Toronto's Mendelssohn Choir. In 1926 he composed the English lyrics to a traditional Canadian Christmas hymn, the Huron Carol.[3]

Aside from one volume of poetry and two novels, his main writing contribution was a lengthy historical account of Toronto and its local environs, The Municipality of Toronto (3 volumes). He also wrote a history of the province, The Province of Ontario: a History (4 volumes).[4]

He died in Toronto in 1960 and was buried in Fort Macleod, Alberta.[4]

Works[edit]

  • Sea Dogs and Men at Arms: A Canadian Book of Songs (1918)
  • Huron Carol: The First Canadian Christmas Carol (1927)
  • Province of Ontario: A History 1615 to 1927 (1927) with Fred Landon
  • The Romance of Ontario (1931)
  • Green Plush (1932)
  • Toronto's 100 Years (1934)
  • National Encyclopedia of Canadian Biography (1935) [co-edited]
  • The Clever Ones (1936)
  • William Tyrell of Weston (1937) [with Edith Morrison]
  • Canadian Landscape (1944) [with F. H. Brigden]
  • Green Fields Afar (1947) [with Clara Middleton][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stulken, Marilyn Kay (1981). Hymnal Companion to the Lutheran Book of Worship. Philadelphia: Fortress Press. p. 175.
  2. ^ Garvin, John. "J. Edgar Middleton". A Celebration of Women Writers.
  3. ^ "Jesse Edgar Middleton". Hymnary.org.
  4. ^ a b McKay, William Angus, ed. (1978). Macmillan Dictionary of Canadian Biography (4 ed.). London, England: Macmillan Publishers. p. 576.
  5. ^ "Jesse Edgar Middleton". Author and Book Info.
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