page_title: Isaiah Thomas (publisher)
hierarchical_section_title: Isaiah Thomas (publisher)
caption_attribution_description: Isaiah Thomas
context_page_description: Isaiah Thomas was an American newspaper publisher and author. He performed the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in Worcester, Massachusetts, and reported the first account of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. He was the founder of the American Antiquarian Society.
context_section_description: Isaiah Thomas (January 19, 1749 – April 4, 1831) was an American newspaper publisher and author. He performed the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in Worcester, Massachusetts, and reported the first account of the Battles of Lexington and Concord.  He was the founder of the American Antiquarian Society.
caption: Oil on canvas by Ethan Allen Greenwood in 1818 (American Antiquarian Society)
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