Samuel Keimer was originally an English printer and emigrant who came to America and became an Early American printer.
10 Facts About Samuel Keimer
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Samuel Keimer was the original founder of The Pennsylvania Gazette.
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Samuel Keimer initially learned the trade of printing from a well known London printer.
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Samuel Keimer then opened a printing business in 1713, after had learned his trade.
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In 1723 Samuel Keimer opened a printing business near the Market-house in the city.
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Samuel Keimer had come to America with an old printing press, and a worn-out font of English letters.
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Franklin found Samuel Keimer trying to set up a composition of his own, the mournful Aquila Rose,.
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Samuel Keimer hired Franklin at this time to help put his printing press into working order, since Franklin showed mechanical ability; his position as Samuel Keimer's assistant was Franklin's first paid job.
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In later years Samuel Keimer's business dwindled and he had fallen into debt.
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Samuel Keimer continued to publish the newspaper until its operation ceased in 1738.