List Of Early American Publishers And Printers

List of early American publishers and printers is a ''stand alone list'' of Wikipedia articles about publishers and printers in colonial and early America, intended as a quick reference, with basic descriptions taken from the ledes of the respective articles. ---- *

Jane Aitken Jane Aitken (July 11, 1764 – August 29, 1832) was an early American printer, publisher, bookbinder, and bookseller. She was born in Scotland and her family immigrated to America with several Scottish families in 1771. She ran a print shop a ...

1764–1832
Printer, publisher, bookbinder, and bookseller in Philadelphia; Sister of Robert Aitken, who continued his business when he died. Printed and bound dozens of books for the

Athenaeum of Philadelphia The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, located at 219 S. 6th Street between St. James Place and Locust Street in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a special collections library and museum founded in 1814 to collect materials ...

and about 400 volumes for the

American Philosophical Society The American Philosophical Society (APS), founded in 1743 in Philadelphia, is a scholarly organization that promotes knowledge in the sciences and humanities through research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and communit ...

---- * Robert Aitken (publisher) 1734–1802
Philadelphia printer and the first to publish an English language Bible in the U.S. ---- *

Benjamin Franklin Bache Benjamin Franklin Bache (August 12, 1769 – September 10, 1798) was an American journalist, printer and publisher. He founded the ''Philadelphia Aurora'', a newspaper that supported Jeffersonian philosophy. He frequently attacked the Federalis ...

1769–1798
Journalist, printer and publisher. Founded the ''

Philadelphia Aurora The ''Philadelphia Aurora'' was published six days a week in Philadelphia from 1794 to 1824. The paper was founded by Benjamin Franklin Bache, who served as editor until his death in 1798. It is sometimes referred to as the ''Aurora General Adver ...

'', a newspaper that supported

Jefferson Jefferson may refer to: Names * Jefferson (surname) * Jefferson (given name) People * Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States * Jefferson (footballer, born 1970), full name Jefferson Tomaz de Souza, Brazilian foo ...

ian philosophy, known for its attacks on Federalist leaders, including

George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...

. Known for polarizing the press, prompting the

Alien and Sedition Acts The Alien and Sedition Acts were a set of four laws enacted in 1798 that applied restrictions to immigration and speech in the United States. The Naturalization Act increased the requirements to seek citizenship, the Alien Friends Act allowed th ...

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Francis Bailey (publisher) Francis Bailey (September 3, 1744 – November 1, 1817) was an early American printer, publisher and journalist in Pennsylvania from 1771 to 1807. He began publication of the ''Lancaster Almanac'' in Lancaster, PA in 1771 and published the ''Un ...

1744—1817
Revolutionary War printer, publisher and journalist in Pennsylvania from 1771 to 1807. First printer to publicly refer to

as the "Father of his country"; First to print the

Articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 Colonies of the United States of America that served as its first frame of government. It was approved after much debate (between July 1776 and November 1777) by ...

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Andrew Barclay (bookbinder) Andrew Barclay (1737–1823) was a Scottish bookbinder who emigrated from Kinross-shire, Kinross, Fifeshire, to Boston in the British-American colonies in the mid-eighteenth century. As the American Revolutionary War drew near, Barclay sided with ...

1737-1823
Bookbinder in Boston and New York during the American Revolution; Loyalist ---- * Robert Bell (publisher) 1725-1784
Printing

Thomas Paine Thomas Paine (born Thomas Pain; – In the contemporary record as noted by Conway, Paine's birth date is given as January 29, 1736–37. Common practice was to use a dash or a slash to separate the old-style year from the new-style year. In th ...

's celebrated work, ''

Common Sense ''Common Sense'' is a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine collected various moral and political argu ...

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Andrew Bradford Andrew Bradford (1686 – November 24, 1742) was an early American printer in colonial Philadelphia. He published the first newspaper in Philadelphia, ''The American Weekly Mercury'', beginning in 1719, as well as the first magazine in America in ...

1686–1742
Printer in colonial Philadelphia. He published the first newspaper in Philadelphia, The American Weekly Mercury, ---- *

William Bradford (printer, born 1663) William Bradford (May 20, 1663 – May 23, 1752) was an early American colonial printer and publisher in British America. Bradford is best known for establishing the first printing press in the Middle colonies of the Thirteen Colonies, foundin ...

1660–1752
English printer and publisher in colonial British America, known as founder of the press in the middle colonies ---- *

William Bradford (printer, born 1719) William Bradford (1719 – September 25, 1791) was a printer, soldier, and leader during the American Revolution from Philadelphia. Bradford was born in New York City in 1719,Some sources give Bradford's birth year as 1722: . and was the grands ...

1719–1791
Publisher of ''

The Pennsylvania Journal ''The Pennsylvania Journal'' was an American weekly newspaper published by William Bradford during the 18th century. The first edition of ''The Pennsylvania Journal'' appeared in December 1742. A famous contributor was Thomas Paine, who publish ...

'', Grandson of the printer William Bradford ---- *

John Campbell (editor) John Campbell (1653 – March 4, 1728) was an early American newspaper publisher and editor and Postmaster of Boston. He founded the first regularly published newspaper in British America, '' The Boston News-Letter''. Biography Campbell was one ...

— 1653–1728
Newspaper editor in Boston; founded the first regularly published newspaper in the British colonies in America, ''

The Boston News-Letter ''The Boston News-Letter'', first published on April 24, 1704, is regarded as the first continuously published newspaper in the colony of Massachusetts. It was heavily subsidized by the British government, with a limited circulation. All copies ...

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Mathew Carey Mathew Carey (January 28, 1760 – September 16, 1839) was an Irish-born American publisher and economist who lived and worked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the father of economist Henry Charles Carey. Early life and education Carey ...

1760–1839
Irish-born American publisher and economist from Philadelphia, founder of ''The Pennsylvania Herald'', with the help of

Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin ( April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Encyclopædia Britannica, Wood, 2021 Among the leading inte ...

and

Lafayette Lafayette or La Fayette may refer to: People * Lafayette (name), a list of people with the surname Lafayette or La Fayette or the given name Lafayette * House of La Fayette, a French noble family ** Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757� ...

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Francis Childs (printer) Francis Childs (1763–1830) was an American publisher and printer of ''The New York Daily Advertiser'', founded on Thursday, March 1, 1785, who went on to be one of the printers for the newly established United States government. Childs, togethe ...

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publisher and printer of The New York Daily Advertiser; printer for the newly established United States government in 1783 ---- *

John Carter (printer) John Carter (July 21, 1745August 19, 1814) was an early American printer, newspaper publisher, and postmaster of Providence, Rhode Island. Carter entered the printing profession as an apprentice of Benjamin Franklin while living in Philadelphia. ...

1745-1814
Printer and publisher; Published ''

The Providence Gazette ''The Providence Gazette'' was an American Revolutionary War era newspaper, and the only newspaper printed in Providence before 1775. It was first published October 20, 1762, by William Goddard and his partner John Carter in the basement of his ...

'' with William Goddard in Rhode Island; Apprentice of

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Isaac Collins (printer) Isaac Collins (February 16, 1746 March 21, 1817) was a Quaker and an early American printer, publisher, bookseller and merchant. He published the ''New Jersey Gazette'' and ''New Jersey Almanac.'' He was associated with several other colonial ...

1746–1817
Printer, publisher; published ''New Jersey Gazette'' and ''New Jersey Almanac''; Noted for his famous 1791 bible; politically active during

American Revolution The American Revolution was an ideological and political revolution that occurred in British America between 1765 and 1791. The Americans in the Thirteen Colonies formed independent states that defeated the British in the American Revolut ...

; printed continental currency ---- *

John Day (printer) John Day (or Daye) ( – 23 July 1584) was an English Protestant printer. He specialised in printing and distributing Protestant literature and pamphlets, and produced many small-format religious books, such as ABCs, sermons, and translations ...

1522–1584
English Protestant printer; Specialized in printing and distributing Protestant literature ---- *

James Davis (printer) James Davis (October 21, 1721–1785) was an early American printer and the first printer and first postmaster of the colony of North Carolina. He was also the founder and printer of the '' North-Carolina Gazette'', North Carolina colony's f ...

1721–1785
First printer and postmaster of North Carolina. Founder and printer of the ''

North-Carolina Gazette The ''North Carolina Gazette'' was the first newspaper published in North Carolina, then the Province of North Carolina. It originally published from 1751 and continued to be published for approximately eight years, during which time it was disc ...

'' ---- * Stephen Daye 1594–1668
Immigrant from England to British colony of Massachusetts; Became the first printer in colonial America ---- *

Gregory Dexter Gregory Dexter (1610–1700) was an early American printer, Baptist minister, and early President of the combined towns of Providence and Warwick in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He was in New England as early as 16 ...

— (1610–1700)
Printer, Baptist minister, early

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of the combined towns of

Providence Providence often refers to: * Providentia, the divine personification of foresight in ancient Roman religion * Divine providence, divinely ordained events and outcomes in Christianity * Providence, Rhode Island, the capital of Rhode Island in the ...

and

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in the

Colony of Rhode Island The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was one of the original Thirteen Colonies established on the east coast of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It was founded by Roger Williams. It was an English colony from 1636 until ...

. ---- * Thomas Dobson (printer) 1751–1823
Master printer; Famous for publishing the earliest American version of the

Encyclopedia Britannica An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopædia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge either general or special to a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into articles ...

; First in the U.S. to publish a complete Hebrew Bible ---- *

John Dunlap John Dunlap (1747 – 27 November 1812) was an early American printer who emigrated from Ireland and who printed the first copies of the United States Declaration of Independence and was one of the most successful Irish/American printers of his ...

1747–1812
Irish printer, printed the first copies of the

United States Declaration of Independence The United States Declaration of Independence, formally The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen States of America, is the pronouncement and founding document adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at Pennsylvania State House ...

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Benjamin Edes Benjamin Edes (October 15, 1732 – December 11, 1803) was an early American printer, publisher, newspaper journalist and a revolutionary advocate before and during the American Revolution. He is best known, along with John Gill, as the publishe ...

1732–1803
Journalist newspaper publisher and advocate of the

. Publisher of ''

the Boston Gazette The ''Boston Gazette'' (1719–1798) was a newspaper published in Boston, in the British North American colonies. It was a weekly newspaper established by William Brooker, who was just appointed Postmaster of Boston, with its first issue release ...

along with

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. Also published ''The Boston Gazette and Country Journal'' ---- *

John Fenno John Fenno (Aug. 12, 1751 ( O.S.) – Sept. 14, 1798.) was a Federalist Party editor among early American publishers and major figure in the history of American newspapers. His '' Gazette of the United States'' played a major role in shaping the ...

1751–1798
Federalist Party editor; Founder of ''Gazette of the United States'' which played a major role in shaping party politics in the United States in the 1790s. ---- *

Thomas Fleet (printer) Thomas Fleet (1685–1758) was an English printer who came to the British colonies in America and established himself as a printer and publisher in Boston. His decision to come to the colonies was prompted by people seeking retribution for what ...

(1685-1758)
Booksellers, printer; established the Boston Evening Post ---- * John Foster (printer) 1648–1681
Printer and engraver; credited with producing the first engravings in British colonial America and the official seals of the Massachusetts Bay Colony ---- *

Daniel Fowle (printer) Daniel Fowle (c. 1715 – June 1787) was a colonial American printer and publisher before and during the American Revolution, and the founder of ''The New Hampshire Gazette''. He printed Samuel Adams' newspaper, ''The Independent Advertiser''. He ...

1715–1787
Arrested in Massachusetts for seditious printing; Founder of the ''

New Hampshire Gazette ''The New Hampshire Gazette'' is a non-profit, alternative, bi-weekly newspaper published in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Its editors claim that the paper, which all but disappeared into other publications until the late 1900s, is the oldest news ...

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1705–1790
World famous American founding father, postmaster, printer, inventor and scientist ---- *

James Franklin (printer) James Franklin (February 4, 1697 in Boston – February 4, 1735 in Newport, Rhode Island) was an early American printer, publisher and author of newspapers and almanacs in the American colonies. James published the '' New England Courant'', ...

1697–1735
Colonial author, printer, newspaper publisher, and almanac publisher. Published the '' New England Courant'', one of the oldest independent American newspapers; Older brother of Benjamin Franklin ---- *

Hugh Gaine Hugh Gaine ( – April 27, 1807) was an 18th-century Early American publishers and printers, early American printer, newspaper publisher and bookseller. He founded and was printer of ''The New York Mercury'' and the ''New York Royal Gazette'' ...

1726–1807
Irish printer, bookseller, and newspaper publisher; Publisher of ''The New York Mercury'' ---- *

John Gill (printer) John Gill (1732-1785) was a printer in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 18th century. With Benjamin Edes he issued the ''Boston Gazette'' newspaper. He later published the ''Continental Journal,'' 1776-1785. Biography Gill was born in 1732 in Char ...

1732-1785
Printer in Boston, Massachusetts; Gill issued ''

The Boston Gazette The ''Boston Gazette'' (1719–1798) was a newspaper published in Boston, in the British North American colonies. It was a weekly newspaper established by William Brooker, who was just appointed Postmaster of Boston, with its first issue release ...

'' newspaper with

; He later published ''The Continental Journal'' ---- *

Sarah Updike Goddard Sarah Updike Goddard (January 5, 1770) was an early American printer, as well as a co-founder and publisher of the ''Providence Gazette and Country Journal'', the first newspaper founded in Providence, Rhode Island. She worked closely with her so ...

1701–1770
printer, co-founder publisher of ''

''; Mother of William Goddard and Mary Katherine Goddard, also noted colonial printers ---- * Daniel Henchman (publisher) 1689-1761
Boston's largest book seller and publisher before the American revolution. Built the first papermill in New England. Published the first Bible printed in the English language to appear in the American colonies. ---- * Mary Katherine Goddard 1738–1816
Publisher and postmaster of Baltimore Post Office; Older sister of William Goddard ---- *

William Goddard (publisher) William Goddard (October 10, 1740 – December 23, 1817) was an early American patriot, publisher, printer and postal inspector. Born in New London, Connecticut, Goddard lived through the American Revolutionary era, during which he opposed Brit ...

1740–1817
Patriot, publisher, printer and postal inspector; Worked closely with Benjamin Franklin in establishing colonial postal system ---- *

Bartholomew Green Sr. (printer) Bartholomew Green (October 12, 1666 – December 28, 1732) was a colonial printer at Boston and later the publisher of ''The Boston News-Letter''. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Early life and family Bartholomew Green was the son of ...

1666–1732
Printer and later the publisher of ''

'' ---- *

Samuel Green (printer) Samuel Green (1615 – January 1, 1702) was an early American printer, the first of several printers from the Green family who followed in his footsteps. One of Green's major accomplishments as a printer was the '' Eliot Indian Bible'', transla ...

1614–1702
American printer, progenitor of the Green family of printers; one of the first American printers in Cambridge ---- *

Jonas Green Jonas Green (died 1767) was a colonial American printer and newspaper publisher together with his wife Anne Catherine Hoof Green in Maryland. He was a strong opponent of The Stamp Act. Early life Green was born in Boston into a family of prin ...

early 1700s–1767
Newspaper publisher together with wife

Anne Catherine Hoof Green Anne Catherine Hoof Green (c.1720 – March 23, 1775) was a printer and publisher in Maryland. Early life Anne Hoof was most likely born in the Netherlands around 1720. She emigrated to Philadelphia with her parents sometime between 1720 an ...

in Colonial Maryland; Strong opponent of The Stamp Act ---- *

David Hall (printer) David Hall (1714 – December 24, 1772) was a British printer who immigrated from Scotland to America and became an early American printer, publisher and business partner with Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia. He eventually took over Franklin's ...

1714–1772
Printer, business partner of Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia. Eventually took over Franklin's printing business in Pennsylvania and ''

The Pennsylvania Gazette ''The Pennsylvania Gazette'' was one of the United States' most prominent newspapers from 1728 until 1800. In the several years leading up to the American Revolution the paper served as a voice for colonial opposition to British colonial rule, ...

'' ---- * Samuel Hall (printer) 1740-1807
Editor and founder of '' The Essex Gazette'', the first newspaper to appear in Salem Massachusetts in 1768. ---- *

Benjamin Harris (publisher) Benjamin Harris (fl. 1673-1716) was an English publisher, a figure of the Popish Plot in England who then moved to New England as an early journalist. He published the '' New England Primer'', the first textbook in British America, and edited the ...

1673-1716
English publisher, involved in the

Popish Plot The Popish Plot was a fictitious conspiracy invented by Titus Oates that between 1678 and 1681 gripped the Kingdoms of England and Scotland in anti-Catholic hysteria. Oates alleged that there was an extensive Catholic conspiracy to assassinate C ...

in England; Moved to New England as an early journalist; Published the ''

New England Primer ''The New England Primer'' was the first reading primer designed for the American colonies. It became the most successful educational textbook published in 17th-century colonial United States and it became the foundation of most schooling befo ...

'', the first textbook in British America, and edited the first multi-page newspaper there, '' Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick'' ---- *

Nicholas Hasselbach (printer) Nicholas Hasselbach ( – 1769) was a German-American printer, part of a mass migration from Germany who emigrated to Philadelphia in the mid-18th century. Wroth, 1922, p. 112 He operated a paper mill near Philadelphia, after which he removed to ...

— (1749-1769)
Printer and paper mill owner who lived in Philadelphia and then Baltimore. First printer to set up a printing press in Baltimore. ---- *

Anthony Haswell (printer) Anthony Haswell (6 April 1756 – 26 May 1816) was an English immigrant to New England, where he became a newspaper, almanac, and book publisher, the Postmaster General of Vermont and one of the Jeffersonian printers imprisoned under the Sediti ...

1756–1816
English immigrant to New England; Newspaper, almanac, and book publisher; Postmaster General of Vermont; Jeffersonian printer imprisoned under the

Sedition Act of 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts were a set of four laws enacted in 1798 that applied restrictions to immigration and speech in the United States. The Naturalization Act increased the requirements to seek citizenship, the Alien Friends Act allowed th ...

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John Holt (publisher) John Holt (1721—1784) was a colonial American newspaper publisher, printer, postmaster, and mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. He was involved with publishing the ''Connecticut Gazette'', the ''New York Gazette'', and the ''New- ...

1721–1784
Newspaper publisher, printer, postmaster, mayor of

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; Helped publish the ''Connecticut Gazette, The New York Gazette'', and ''The New-York Journal''; Worked with Benjamin Franklin,

Samuel Adams Samuel Adams ( – October 2, 1803) was an American statesman, political philosopher, and a Founding Father of the United States. He was a politician in colonial Massachusetts, a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and ...

and The Sons of Liberty; Published articles against the Stamp Act of 1765 ---- *

James Humphreys (printer) James Humphreys (January 15, 1748 – February 2, 1810) was a printer, publisher, merchant and politician in Nova Scotia and Pennsylvania. He represented Shelburne County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 to 1796. Biography Jame ...

1748–1810
Printer, publisher, politician in Nova Scotia and Pennsylvania; Printing apprentice of William Bradford ---- * William Hunter (publisher) early 1700s–1761
Newspaper publisher, book publisher, and official government printer for the

colony of Virginia The Colony of Virginia, chartered in 1606 and settled in 1607, was the first enduring English colonial empire, English colony in North America, following failed attempts at settlement on Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland by Sir Humphrey GilbertG ...

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Samuel Keimer Samuel Keimer (1689–1742) was originally an English printer and emigrant who came to America and became an Early American printer. He was the original founder of ''The Pennsylvania Gazette.'' On October 2, 1729, Benjamin Franklin bought thi ...

1689–1742
English printer and emigrant; Original founder of ''

'' who sold it to Benjamin Franklin in 1729 ---- *

Samuel Kneeland (printer) Samuel Kneeland (1696–1769) was an American printer and publisher of ''The Boston Gazette and Weekly Journal''. Kneeland obtained much of his work printing laws and other official documents for the Province of Massachusetts Bay colonial govern ...

1696-1769
Printer and publisher of The Boston Gazette ---- * Samuel Loudon (1727-1813) Founder and printer of ''The New-York Packet and The American Advertiser''; Postmaster in Fishkill, New York, during the American Revolutionary War ---- * Hugh Meredith 1697–1749
Farmer and printer; Briefly had a partnership with Benjamin Franklin as publishers of ''

'' ---- *

John Henry Miller John Henry Miller (1702 Waldeck, Germany – 31 March 1782 (sometimes only referred to as Henry Miller) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) was a printer and publisher who worked in the Thirteen Colonies, most notably for Benjamin Franklin and William Bradf ...

1702-1782
Was employed by

and William Bradford to superintend their

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printing as a translator of German into English.; Published the ''Gazette'' of

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster, ( ; pdc, Lengeschder) is a city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest inland cities in the United States. With a population at the 2020 census of 58,039, it ranks 11th in population amon ...

, in 1752, and from 1762 to 1779 ''Der Wöchentliche Philadelphische Staatsbote'' ---- *

James Parker (publisher) James Parker (1714 – July 2, 1770) was a colonial American printer, publisher, and postmaster. He published a wide variety of materials, including newspapers, government documents, magazines, and almanacs. He was a journalist in the provin ...

1714–1770
Printer, publisher, apprentice of Benjamin Franklin who later appointed him Postmaster of the colonies; Set up first print shop in New Jersey; Was a printer for

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, and general manager of the first public library in New York City ---- *

William Parks (publisher) William Parks (May 23, 1699 – April 1, 1750) was an 18th-century printer and journalist in England and Colonial America. He was the first printer in Maryland authorized as the official printer for the colonial government. He published the firs ...

  1699–1750
Printer, journalist in England and Colonial America; First printer in Maryland officially authorized printer for the colonial government; Published first newspaper in Southern American colonies, '' The Maryland Gazette'' ---- * Richard Pierce (publisher)  ?-1691
Publisher who printed '' Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick'' for Benjamin Harris, generally considered the first newspaper printed in America ---- * Alexander Purdie (publisher)  1743–1779
Printer, publisher, in colonial

; Printed the laws and legislative journals for the colonial government of Virginia ---- *

Clementina Rind Clementina Rind (c. 1740–September 25, 1774) was a Colonial American woman who is known as being the first female newspaper printer and publisher in Virginia. Living and working in Williamsburg, Virginia, she took the printing press establish ...

1740–1774
First female newspaper printer and publisher in Virginia, who took over

The Virginia Gazette ''The Virginia Gazette'' is the local newspaper of Williamsburg, Virginia. Established in 1930, it is named for the historical ''Virginia Gazette'' published between 1736 and 1780. It is published twice a week in the broadsheet format. Historical ...

, founded by husband, William, upon his death; Published

Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 18 ...

's tract '' A Summary View of the Rights of British America'' ---- *

James Rivington James Rivington (1724 – July 4, 1802) was an English-born American journalist who published a Loyalist newspaper in the American colonies called ''Rivington's Gazette''. He was driven out of New York by the Sons of Liberty, but was very like ...

1724–1802
Published a Loyalist newspaper called ''Rivington's Gazette'' ---- *

Joseph Royle (publisher) Joseph Royle (1732 – January 26, 1766) was an English-born American newspaper publisher and printer who lived in the British colony of Virginia. He was a journeyman who apprenticed under Virginia's printer of public record, William Hunte ...

1732–1766
Newspaper publisher and printer for the colony of Virginia; Apprentice of William Hunter ---- * Benjamin Russell (journalist) 1761–1845
Established the ''

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'' and was one of the founding members of the

American Antiquarian Society The American Antiquarian Society (AAS), located in Worcester, Massachusetts, is both a learned society and a national research library of pre-twentieth-century American history and culture. Founded in 1812, it is the oldest historical society in ...

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Solomon Southwick Solomon Southwick (December 25, 1773 – November 18, 1839) was an American newspaper publisher and political figure who was a principal organizer of the Anti-Masonic Party. Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Southwick attended the University of Pe ...

(1773–1839)
Printer and publisher, publisher of '' Newport Mercury''; principal organizer of the

Anti-Masonic Party The Anti-Masonic Party was the earliest third party in the United States. Formally a single-issue party, it strongly opposed Freemasonry, but later aspired to become a major party by expanding its platform to take positions on other issues. After ...

. ---- * Christopher Sower (elder)  1693–1758
First German-language printer and publisher in North America; ---- * Christopher Sower (younger)  1721–1784
clergyman and printer; Son of Christopher Sower, elder ---- * Christopher Sower III  1754–1799
Printer and publisher in Pennsylvania; Loyalist during the American Revolution; Son of Christopher Sower (younger) ---- *

William Strahan (publisher) William Strahan (24 March 1715 – 9 July 1785) was a Scottish printer and publisher, and a politician who sat in the House of Commons between from 1774 to 1784. He was a correspondent and later a good friend of Benjamin Franklin. Early life Bo ...

1715–1785
Printer, publisher, and politician who sat in the House of Commons between from 1774 to 1784; Friend of Benjamin Franklin ---- *

Isaiah Thomas (publisher) Isaiah Thomas (January 19, 1749 – April 4, 1831) was an early American printer, newspaper publisher and author. He performed the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in Worcester, Massachusetts, and reported the first account ...

1749–1831
Newspaper publisher and author. Performed first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in

Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester ( , ) is a city and county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, the city's population was 206,518 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the second-List of cities i ...

; Reported first account of the

Battles of Lexington and Concord The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord ...

; Founder of the

---- * Louis Timothee 1699–1738
Printer colonial Pennsylvania and South Carolina; Worked for Benjamin Franklin, publishing newspapers, including ''

, ''The South Carolina Gazette''; Served as a part-time librarian in 1732 for the Library Company of Philadelphia ---- * Ann Timothy 1727–1792
Newspaper publisher from South Carolina; Became the official printer for the state of

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Elizabeth Timothy Elizabeth Timothy or Elisabet Timothee ( 1700 – April 1757) was a colonial American printer and newspaper publisher in the colony of South Carolina. Timothy was a French Huguenot Dutch immigrant that came to colonial America with her family ...

1700–1757
Printer, newspaper publisher in colony of South Carolina who worked for Benjamin Franklin; First female in America to become a newspaper publisher ---- *

Peter Timothy Peter Timothy (1724–1782), originally named Peter Timothee, was an 18th-century Dutch-American printer and politician. He immigrated to the American colonies with his parents, French Huguenots, Lewis and Elizabeth Timothy. Lewis worked for Benja ...

1724–1782
Printer and politician. Immigrated to the American colonies with his parents and worked for Benjamin Franklin ---- *

Benjamin Towne ''The Pennsylvania Evening Post'' was the first daily newspaper published in the United States, and was produced by Benjamin Towne from 1775 to 1783. It was also the first newspaper to publish the United States Declaration of Independence. Histor ...

mid 1700s–1793
Published ''

The Pennsylvania Evening Post ''The Pennsylvania Evening Post'' was the first daily newspaper published in the United States, and was produced by Benjamin Towne from 1775 to 1783. It was also the first newspaper to publish the United States Declaration of Independence. Histor ...

''; published the first daily newspaper in the U.S.; First to publish the United States Declaration of Independence in a newspaper ---- *

William Williams (printer and publisher) William Williams (October 12, 1787 – June 10, 1850) was an American printer, publisher and bookseller, originally from Massachusetts. He moved to New Hartford, New York, with his family and soon established himself in the printing and newsp ...

(1787-1850
Printer and publisher of several newspapers in Utica, New York. An elder of the first Presbyterian Church in Utica. ---- *

John Peter Zenger John Peter Zenger (October 26, 1697 – July 28, 1746) was a German printer and journalist in New York City. Zenger printed '' The New York Weekly Journal''. He was accused of libel in 1734 by William Cosby, the royal governor of New York, but ...

1697–1746
Famous for the 1733 landmark case where he was accused of printing libelous material about

William Cosby Brigadier-General William Cosby (1690–1736) was an Irish soldier who served as the British colonial governor of New York from 1732 to 1736. During his short term, Cosby was portrayed as one of the most oppressive governors in the Thirteen Co ...

, the colonial governor in New York; Andrew Hamilton and William Smith, Sr. successfully defended him in New York, maintaining that telling the truth was a legitimate defense in libel cases. {{div col end American printers American journalists American Revolution 18th-century American newspaper publishers (people) 17th-century newspaper publishers (people) Colonial American printers