Dennie, Joseph

(1768–1812) journalist; born in Boston, Mass. Known initially for his "Lay Preacher" essays on manners and morals, he edited the Farmer's Weekly Museum (1796–99) and, under the traditionalist name Oliver Oldschool, The Port Folio (1801–12), a successful pro-Federalist literary and political journal. In 1805 he was acquitted on sedition charges for allegedly anti-democratic writings.

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