Isaiah Thomas (publisher)

Isaiah Thomas
Oil on canvas by Ethan Allen Greenwood in 1818 (American Antiquarian Society)
Born	(1749-01-19)January 19, 1749 Boston, Massachusetts, US
Died	April 4, 1831(1831-04-04) (aged 82)
Resting place	Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Massachusetts
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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 of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. He was the founder of the American Antiquarian Society.