Stilson Hutchins

Stilson Hutchins was an American newspaper publisher who founded The Washington Post in 1877 and later established newspapers in other U.S. cities.

The Washington Post: An American daily newspaper founded in Washington, D.C., in 1877. Hutchins founded the newspaper and served as its first publisher.
John R. McLean: An American newspaper publisher who owned The Washington Post from 1905 to 1933. McLean later bought the paper Hutchins founded and continued its development as a major Washington institution.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A daily newspaper in St. Louis, Missouri, founded in 1878. Hutchins established this newspaper after founding The Washington Post.
Eugene Meyer: An American financier and publisher who bought The Washington Post in 1933. Meyer later acquired the newspaper Hutchins founded and rebuilt its reputation and finances.
Washington, D.C., in the 1870s: The U.S. capital during the decade after the Civil War and Reconstruction. The city’s political life and growing population formed the market for Hutchins’s newspaper.
Frank Hatton: An American journalist and politician who co-owned The Washington Post with Beriah Wilkins in the 1880s. Hatton became a Post owner after Hutchins sold the paper.
The Cincinnati Post: A Cincinnati newspaper that began publication in 1881 and later became an influential city daily. Hutchins founded the paper as part of his expansion into another major U.S. city.
Katharine Graham: An American publisher who led The Washington Post Company from 1963 to 1991. Graham’s leadership came generations after Hutchins established the paper.
Reconstruction era: The period of rebuilding and political reorganization in the United States after the Civil War, lasting from 1865 to 1877. The Post launched in the final year of Reconstruction, amid disputes over the federal government’s role in the South.
Beriah Wilkins: An American newspaper publisher and politician who co-owned The Washington Post in the 1880s. Wilkins joined Frank Hatton in acquiring the Post from Hutchins.

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