Daniel Henchman (publisher)

Daniel Henchman
Born(1689-01-21)January 21, 1689
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedFebruary 25, 1761(1761-02-25) (aged 72)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupations
  • Publisher
  • bookseller
Further information:  Early American publishers and printers

Daniel Henchman (January 21, 1689 – February 25, 1761) was a publisher and bookseller in 18th-century colonial Boston. Aside from his mainstay of publishing, printing, and bookselling, he was involved in a variety of mercantile pursuits. He was also very involved in Boston's civic matters and gave generously to the poor fund through his church. He was also an officer in the Boston militia regiment. Primarily through Henchman's efforts, the first paper mill to appear in New England was built in Massachusetts.[1][2] Some historians consider Henchman to be the most prominent publisher and bookseller in pre-Revolutionary New England.[3][4]

  1. ^ Roberts, 1895, pp. 381–382
  2. ^ Silver, 1956, p. 17
  3. ^ Roberts, 1895, p. 382
  4. ^ Thomas, 1874, Vol. II, p. 217