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List of early American publishers and printers

List of early American publishers and printers is a 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.

  • Robert Aitken (publisher)&nbsp;&nbsp;1734–1802<br>Philadelphia printer and the first to publish an English language Bible in the U.S.
  • Andrew Bradford&nbsp;&nbsp;1686–1742<br>Printer in colonial Philadelphia. He published the first newspaper in Philadelphia, The American Weekly Mercury,
  • William Bradford (printer, born 1663)&nbsp;&nbsp;1660–1752<br>English printer and publisher in colonial British America, known as founder of the press in the middle colonies
  • Mathew Carey&nbsp;&nbsp;1760–1839<br>Irish-born American publisher and economist from Philadelphia, founder of The Pennsylvania Herald, with the help of Benjamin Franklin and Lafayette
  • Francis Childs (printer)&nbsp;&nbsp;1763–1830<br>publisher and printer of The New York Daily Advertiser; printer for the newly established United States government in 1783
  • Isaac Collins (printer)&nbsp;&nbsp;1746–1817<br>Printer, publisher; published New Jersey Gazette and New Jersey Almanac; Noted for his famous 1791 bible; politically active during American Revolution; printed continental currency
  • John Day (printer)&nbsp;&nbsp;1522–1584<br>English Protestant printer; Specialized in printing and distributing Protestant literature
  • Stephen Daye&nbsp;&nbsp;1594–1668<br>Indentured immigrant from England to British colony of Massachusetts; Printed for Elizabeth Glover's press, the first in the British colonies
  • John Fenno&nbsp;&nbsp;1751–1798<br>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.
  • John Foster (printer)&nbsp;&nbsp;1648–1681<br>Printmaker; credited with producing the first woodcut image and the first woodcut map in British colonial America and the official seals of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
  • Benjamin Franklin&nbsp;&nbsp;1705–1790<br>World famous American founding father, postmaster, printer, inventor and scientist
  • James Franklin (printer)&nbsp;&nbsp;1697–1735<br>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&nbsp;&nbsp;1726–1807<br>Irish printer, bookseller, and newspaper publisher; Publisher of The New York Mercury
  • Elizabeth Glover&nbsp;&nbsp;1602-1643<br>Proprietor of the first printing press in the British colonies and publisher of the first book in the British colonies
  • Daniel Henchman (publisher)&nbsp;&nbsp;1689-1761<br>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.
  • William Goddard (publisher)&nbsp;&nbsp;1740–1817<br> Patriot, publisher, printer and postal inspector; Worked closely with Benjamin Franklin in establishing colonial postal system
  • Samuel Green (printer)&nbsp;&nbsp;1614–1702<br>American printer, progenitor of the Green family of printers; one of the first American printers in Cambridge
  • Nicholas Hasselbach (printer)&nbsp;—&nbsp;(1749-1769)<br>Printer and paper mill owner who lived in Philadelphia and then Baltimore. First printer to set up a printing press in Baltimore.
  • William Hunter (publisher)&nbsp;&nbsp;early 1700s–1761<br>Newspaper publisher, book publisher, and official government printer for the colony of Virginia
  • Samuel Loudon&nbsp;&nbsp; (1727-1813) Founder and printer of The New-York Packet and The American Advertiser; &nbsp;Postmaster in Fishkill, New York, during the American Revolutionary War
  • James Parker (publisher)&nbsp;&nbsp;1714–1770<br>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 Yale College, and general manager of the first public library in New York City
  • William Parks (publisher)&nbsp;&nbsp;1699–1750<br>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
  • Alexander Purdie (publisher)&nbsp;&nbsp;1743–1779<br>Printer, publisher, in colonial Williamsburg, Virginia; Printed the laws and legislative journals for the colonial government of Virginia
  • James Rivington&nbsp;&nbsp;1724–1802<br>Published a Loyalist newspaper called Rivington's Gazette
  • Joseph Royle (publisher)&nbsp;&nbsp;1732–1766<br>Newspaper publisher and printer for the colony of Virginia; Apprentice of William Hunter
  • William Strahan (publisher)&nbsp;&nbsp;1715–1785<br>Printer, publisher, and politician who sat in the House of Commons between from 1774 to 1784; Friend of Benjamin Franklin
  • Louis Timothee&nbsp;&nbsp;1699–1738<br>Printer colonial Pennsylvania and South Carolina; Worked for Benjamin Franklin, publishing newspapers, including The Pennsylvania Gazette, The South Carolina Gazette; Served as a part-time librarian in 1732 for the Library Company of Philadelphia
  • Ann Timothy&nbsp;&nbsp;1727–1792<br>Newspaper publisher from South Carolina; Became the official printer for the state of South Carolina
  • Elizabeth Timothy&nbsp;&nbsp;1700–1757<br>Printer, newspaper publisher in colony of South Carolina who worked for Benjamin Franklin; First female in America to become a newspaper publisher
  • Peter Timothy&nbsp;&nbsp;1724–1782<br>Printer and politician. Immigrated to the American colonies with his parents and worked for Benjamin Franklin
  • Benjamin Towne&nbsp;&nbsp;mid 1700s–1793<br>Published The Pennsylvania Evening Post; published the first daily newspaper in the U.S.; First to publish the United States Declaration of Independence in a newspaper
  • John Peter Zenger&nbsp;&nbsp;1697–1746<br>Famous for the 1733 landmark case where he was accused of printing libelous material about William Cosby, the colonial governor in New York; &nbsp;Andrew Hamilton and William Smith, Sr. successfully defended him in New York, maintaining that telling the truth was a legitimate defense in libel cases.