Clement Horton Belcher, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Clement Horton Belcher
- Clement Horton Belcher (March 5, 1801 – May 23, 1869) was a bookseller and publisher from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Belcher was born in 1801 in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia.
- As a young man, he was apprenticed to the owner of a dry goods store.
- At age 21, Belcher assumed control of a bookstore that had belonged to a relative.Belcher was notable for a number of his publications.
- The best known was The farmer's almanack, for the year of our Lord...
- which he began in 1824.
- In 1832 it was renamed Belcher's farmer's almanack.
- Another publication, Nova Scotia temperance almanack is attributed to him as well as other diverse works. The Almanack and Belcher's name was known throughout the province.
- Well researched and widely distributed, the publication became part of most households and continued until 1930 under Belcher's name.
- At that time, publication ceased.
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