Arunah Shepherdson Abell (August 10 1806-April 19 1888) was an American publisher and philanthropist. Born in East Providence,
Rhode Island, he became a journeyman printer in the 1820s[citation needed], and, after mastering the trade, moved to Baltimore to found the Philadelphia Public
Ledger in 1836, and the Baltimore Sun
in 1837. He remained owner of the paper the rest of his life, and his heirs retained control of it
until 1910. He was a trend-setter in several areas, establishing the daily pony express from
New Orleans in 1847, being the first to use telegraphy to transmit news, and being the first to buy a Hoe sylinder
press.
Abell is memorialised in the name of Baltimore's Abell
building[citation needed] and one of the Liberty ships was
named after him.[citation needed]
References
- Who Was Who in America: Historical Volume, 1607-1896, Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1967.
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