Moses Yale Beach
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| Moses Yale Beach | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 15, 1800 Wallingford, Connecticut |
| Died | July 1, 1868 (aged 68) Wallingford, Connecticut |
| Known for | New York Sun |
| Children | Alfred Ely Beach Moses Sperry Beach |
| Relatives | Elihu Yale, ancestor Brewster Yale Beach, greatgreatgrandson |
Moses Yale Beach (January 15, 1800 – July 1, 1868) was an American inventor and publisher who started the Associated Press.
[edit] Biography
He was born in Wallingford, Connecticut, and in early life was a cabinetmaker. He invented a rag-cutting machine for paper mills and engaged in the manufacture of paper. In 1835 he acquired an interest in the New York Sun, a penny daily paper begun in New York about three years earlier, and soon became sole proprietor. Leaving the paper to his sons, he retired in 1857 with an ample fortune.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Moses Y. Beach". New York Times. July 21, 1868. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9904EEDD1E3CE13BBC4951DFB1668383679FDE. Retrieved 2008-07-15. "Moses Yale Beach died suddenly Sunday morning at Wallingford, Conn,, where he was born, Jan. 7, 1800. His father was a plain farmer, and gave him an ordinary education. In 1814 he was apprenticed to a cabinetmaker in Hartford, Conn., whom he served for four years, and then. purchasing his freedom, went into the cabinet business on his own account at Northampton, Mass."
- This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.
