Daniel Appleton

Publisher, born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA. Starting as a dry goods merchant, he became increasingly involved in bookselling. In 1831 he began publishing books, eventually under the name D Appleton & Co, which he passed on to his sons.

Daniel Appleton (December 10, 1785 - March 27, 1849) was an American publisher.

He was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, where he entered the dry-goods business, then moved to Boston to follow the same business, and finally to New York where he gradually combined the importing of books with the dry-goods trade.

On December 18, 1791 Daniel married Hannah Adams (1791-1859) who bore him eight children:

William Henry Appleton (1814 - 1899) Maria Louisa Appleton (1815 - ?) John Adams Appleton (1817 - 1881) Charles Horatio Appleton (1819 - 1820) George Swett Appleton (1821 - 1878) Daniel Sidney Appleton (1824 - ?) Samuel Frances Appleton (1826 - ?) Sarah Emeline Appleton (1829 - ?)

This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.