Benjamin Edes

American journalist

Benjamin Edes (October 14, 1732 – December 11, 1803) was a journalist and political agitator. He is best known, along with John Gill, as the publisher of the Boston Gazette, a newspaper which sparked and financed the Boston Tea Party and was influential during the American Revolutionary War.

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Benjamin Edes was born on Tuesday, 14 October 1732 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He was best known as a journalist. Edes' country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Sunday, 11 December 1803 in Boston, Massachusetts at the age of 71. He is buried at Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston. His zodiac star sign was Libra.

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Date of birth	14 October 1732	edit
Place of birth	Charlestown, Massachusetts	edit
Date of death	11 December 1803	edit
Age	71 (age at death)
Place of death	Boston, Massachusetts	edit
Resting place	Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston	edit
Occupation	editor; agitator	edit
Occupation category	Journalist	edit
Nationality	American	edit

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