Valence Gale

Valence Gale (1850-1909) was a Barbadian journalist and the founder and editor of The Barbados Advocate.

Early life and education Born in 1850, Gale was orphaned when he was 4, when both his parents died in the cholera epidemic of 1854, One of his articles is credited with paving the way for the passage of Barbados' Contempt of Court Act 1891. Gale's brother-in-law, Charles Chenery, who had been assistant editor, took over as the paper's editor.

Personal life and death In 1890, Gale married Clara Alsop Chenery, cousin of Thomas Chenery

Valence Gale died on 16 October 1908 at his home in Bridgetown. He was 58.

Publications Article - Christmas in the West Indies, Greater Britain (London, England) Monday, 15 December 1890, Page 19 Pamphlet - In Memoriam (Louis de Souza), 1899 Pamphlet - Sketch of the Life and Career of the late Sir Conrad Reeves, 1902, which was the basis for the Dictionary of National Biography entry on Reeves.