Benjamin Edes
Benjamin Edes | |
|---|---|
A 1786 Newspaper clip with Benjamin Edes name on it. | |
| Born | October 14, 1732 |
| Died | December 11, 1803 (aged 71) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Resting place | Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston |
| Occupation(s) | editor; agitator |
| Known for | Boston Gazette newspaper |
| Spouse | Martha Starr (1729-1806) |
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 publisher of the Boston Gazette, a colonial newspaper which sparked and financed the Boston Tea Party and was influential during the American Revolutionary War.