McCorkle, William, 1776-

William McCorkle was a newspaper publisher who owned the Freeman's Journal under several name changes, such as the Freeman’s Journal and Philadelphia Daily Advertiser. He was born in Rhode Island, the son of James Rae McCorkle and Elizabeth Anderson McCorkle. He married Catherine Hamelin on March 25, 1798. He died on 27, 1826, and is buried at the Old Pine Street Presbyterian Churchyard, Philadelphia.

Mentioned in these documents

[Letter from John Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker, April 18, 1813, Vol. 3]

Letter from John Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker. The letter is from Vol. 3 of Charles N. Bancker's correspondence journal. John writes about an acquaintance traveling to Philadelphia. He discusses the process of obtaining some of his papers and asks for Charles's opinion regarding Albert Gallatin, current Secretary of the Treasury.