David Hall (printer)
Scottish printer and publisher / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Hall (1714 – December 24, 1772)[lower-alpha 1] 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 printing business of producing official documents for the colonial province of Pennsylvania and that of publishing The Pennsylvania Gazette newspaper that Franklin had acquired in 1729. Hall formed his own printing firm in 1766 and formed partnership firms with others. He published material for the colonial government.
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Died | December 24, 1772(1772-12-24) (aged 58) |
Resting place | Christ Church Burial Ground |
Occupation(s) | printer, publisher |
Parent(s) | Father, James Hall |
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