Samuel Harrison Smith (printer)

This article is about the American printer. For the religious leader, see Samuel H. Smith (Latter Day Saints).
Samuel Harrison Smith
Born(1772-01-27)January 27, 1772
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedNovember 1, 1845(1845-11-01) (aged 73)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Known forFounder of the National Intelligencer
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Samuel Harrison Smith (January 27, 1772 – November 1, 1845) was an American journalist and newspaper publisher. He founded the National Intelligencer at Washington in 1800.[1] He was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1797.[2]

  1. ^ Hughes, Thomas Patrick. American ancestry: giving the name and descent, in the male line, of Americans whose ancestors settled in the United States previous to the Declaration of Independence, A.D. 1776. Vol. 9.
  2. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-03-31.