Samuel Keimer

Samuel Keimer
Born
Samuel Keimer

1689
London Borough of Southwark, England
Died1742 (aged 52–53)
Occupationprinter
Employerprint shop owner
Known forprinting businesses

Samuel Keimer (1689–1742) was originally an English printer and then an emigrant to the United States who became an early American printer. He was the founder of The Pennsylvania Gazette. On October 2, 1729, Benjamin Franklin bought this weekly newspaper.

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