Thursday, October 16, 2025

Thaddeus Stevens Chronicles No. 58

 Thaddeus Stevens: newspaper publisher

October 2025

By Ross Hetrick

Thaddeus Stevens was many things: super lawyer, ground breaking politician, iron master, and railroad developer. But his role as newspaper publisher is often overlooked though it was his most public. 

Stevens first newspaper venture was the Anti-Masonic Star, which published its first edition in April 17, 1830