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George Bayley was a Wrexham printer, publisher, editor, and newspaper owner.[1] He was born in 1821 and apprenticed to the Wrexham printer Richard Hughes, alongside his brothers William Bayley and Charles George Bayley.[2] He co-founded Wrexham's second newspaper, the Wrexham Register in 1848, and Wrexham's first weekly newspaper the Wrexham Advertiser in 1854.[3] George Bayley edited the Advertiser until his death in January 1863 at the age of 42.[4] As a Baptist, he was buried in the Rhosddu Burial Ground in Wrexham.[5]
Member of Wrexham Town Council
George Bayley was elected as a Liberal member of Wrexham's first town council in 1857. He came fourth in the poll to elect the twelve councillors.[6]
Family
By his wife, Selina, he had five children including the journalists William Charles Bayley and George Robert Bayley.[7]
References
- ^ Williams, W Alister (2010). The Encyclopaedia of Wrexham (2nd ed.). Wrexham: Bridge Books. p. 32. ISBN 9781844940677.
- ^ Peters, Lisa (2007). "A Family in the Trade: the Bayley Family of Wrexham and Oswestry". Quadrat (20): 17-20.
- ^ Davies, Lisa (1999). "Wrexham's first three newspapers: the Wrexham Recorder, the Wrexham Registrar, the Wrexham Advertiser (and descendants) to 1900". Transactions of the Denbighshire Historical Society. 47: 57–70.
- ^ "Mr George Bayley". Wrexham Advertiser. 17 January 1863. p. 8. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Funeral of the Late Mr George Bayley". Wrexham Advertiser. 17 January 1863. p. 8. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ Dodd, A H (1957). A History of Wrexham, Denbighshire. Hughes & Son: Wrexham. p. 109.
- ^ Peters, Lisa. "A Family in the Trade: the Bayley Family of Wrexham and Oswestry". Quadrat. 20 (2007): 18-19.